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American Microsoft abandoning Hungary because of corruption
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According to 24.hu, Microsoft’s Hungarian subsidiary was checked recently. Last year, the investigation related to the corrupted business between the Romanian government and the local Microsoft became a nationwide scandal. Microsoft Hungary also has things to explain.
The documents of Microsoft’s office in Bucharest were connected to nine former Romanian ministers. The court sentenced multiple people to 2-6 years of prison and a total of 17 million euros of reparations.
They were accused of accepting bribes for accepting state contracts for software licences for prices 30-40 percent higher.
Hungary was also investigated in parallel to Romania, but it has not been made public until now. The American parent company examined the contracts made mostly during the leadership of chairman István Papp.
In response to 24.hu message, Microsoft Hungary did not deny the fact that an investigation was in progress, and they replied that the company’s “mission is to help every person and organization in the world to be more efficient. In order to fulfill our promise — due to our global strategy — we are constantly evaluating our cooperation with our partners all around the world.”
Meanwhile, Microsoft Hungary aborted their contracts with three of their four greatest partners in Hungary, all of a sudden.
They have cancelled the selling rights of their software and other products from their LAR (Large Account Reseller) partners out of the blue, referring to ethical reasons. It was a huge suicidal act coming from Microsoft.
We must mention that Microsoft Hungary did not sell their products directly before, they were only acting as a marketing and management company. It was their LAR partners’ business to trade with the government — with a high level of independence — and they transferred the orders to Microsoft’s center in Ireland.
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Some of the sentences are clumsy. For instance, They have not replied yet.
It should be: They have yet to reply. OR They have sofar not as yet replied.
As a Magyar living in a country which has very little knowledge of Hungary, I am often ashamed of this kind of news. I know that Hungarians have achieved great success in various fields. The too often relayed stories of corruption and disgusting bigoted personal viewpoints and lack of transparency in all facets of government diminish such successes.
The whole article is misleading. The title and the beginning gives the idea that they’re leaving the country because the country is too corrupt. But then it’s Microsoft or its subsidiaries who are the ones facing charges? Then it should be “Microsoft leaving Hungary because it’s not corrupt ENOUGH” no?