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> No gate keeping (by bundling, pre-installing or pushing Microsoft services) for a level playing field. > Open standards and interoperability that make an easy migration possible. This gives consumers a free choice.

poorly defined and vague. what is "gate keeping"? what is a "level playing field"?

migration of what? what is envisioned by open standards? what is a free choice?

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It's intentionally vague and poorly defined. That's the point.

They want the government to hamper the competition. The less defined the better if that's your aim. They want to say just enough to get the government to act, and not so much that they restrict potential government action ahead of time. They want to spur government movement on the subject broadly, not pursue a very specific course of action.

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