Korea's government Web sites are gradually veering away from accepting Microsoft's long-term dominance and moving toward supporting multiple PC platforms such as Mac and Linux.A growing number of public organizations such as Korea Post, the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Government Legislation have agreed to open their Web sites to computer systems other than Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer. The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs also has pledged to alter its e-government site to support multiple Web browsers.The move was fueled by fierce protests from civic activists of the ``Open the Web'' movement, who are mostly Apple and Linux system users. They have criticized, blamed, and even threatened to sue government agencies for neglecting and fostering Korean Web services to be overly dependent on Microsoft's exclusive technology.
MS Web Browser Monopoly Weakens(The Korea Times)
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