MS Macedonia

Microsoft moves towards a "strategic partnership" with the Government of Republic Macedonia, called FYROM (an insulting designation the people detest) by the software giant. Details of the relationship are still not disclosed, even though the negotiations have been going for over 5 months, just after Macedonia joined the WTO.

Few days ago, Microsoft and the Government signed a letter of intent, a step towards closing a contract. Balkanalysis gives a scoop of the situation in the article "Quietly, Microsoft arrives in Macedonia ."