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Microsoft Manager: Africa doesn't need free software

This is just insluting...

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39231004,00.htm

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You can give people free software, but they won't have the expertise to use
it, says Microsoft Nigeria's manager

Microsoft has claimed the cost of software is not an important issue in the
developing world.

In response to a question on the role of open source software in Africa,
Gerald Ilukwe, the general manager of Microsoft Nigeria, said that cost is
not important, even though he admitted that the average annual salary in the
West African country is only $160 (£91). 

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