Hang on a minute . . are they going to be getting Vista rolled out ?
If yes, shoot the guy who signed that. He deserves no less.

I think they should stop this process until its clear whether European governments are legally allowed to take part in public procurement [http://www.heide-ruehle.de/heide2007/media/doc/1207747685964.pdf] [1].

The people doing the negotiating should also remember that Becta[2], an organ of the British Government, has referred Microsoft to the office of fair trading for alleged anti-competitive practices by Microsoft in the schools software marketplace and in relation to Microsoft's approach to document interoperability.

Joel Stobart
[1] more here: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080410050845876

[2] Becta (the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency) is an agency of Department for Education and Skills in the UK