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The current victory symbolizes the crumbling of hardware-software bundling in France. But very significantly, the legal ground is European directive 2005/29/CE on unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market. This means that the legal arguments in Mr. Pétrus's case can be used again in any EU country. Many victories were obtained in France through the combination of a dedicated team from AFUL who published a Guide for consumers and of a talented lawyer who is a genuine free software connoisseur. This lawyer in Poitiers, France, defeated one of the top European lawyers, a former Dartmouth graduate who works for Paul Hastings, appointed by Lenovo for this case worth... 120€ of software licences! Similar free software teams and lawyers will now stand across Europe to broaden this victory and eradicate hardware-software bundling, for the benefit and freedom of choice of all computer users.
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That is great news. Maybe it will inspire others to do the same and put this unfair business practice to an end.
