Russia Weighs Replacing IBM, Microsoft With Open-Source Software
- Lawmakers may restrict state purchases of licensed software
- Tensions between Russia, U.S. escalated recently over Syria
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Russia is taking another step to reduce dependence on Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp. and International Business Machines Corp. technologies in the country’s $3 billion software market amid political tensions with the U.S.
The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, is drafting a bill to restrict government agencies from buying licensed software, giving preference to open-source software. This would complement legislation that curbed state purchases of foreign programs last year, restricting the choice to about 2,000 local software makers.