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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ BearItAll ] on Monday 04 December 2006 15:22 \__
>
>> Richard Rasker wrote:
>>
>>> Op Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:44:38 +0000, schreef BearItAll:
>>>
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>> | Now comes the really interesting question. With Vista's activation
>>>>> | technology, Microsoft has the power to stamp out piracy everywhere.
>>>>> | But will it choose to do so everywhere? After all, if folks in China
>>>>> | or Thailand or Ethiopia have to pay for Vista, they won't be able to
>>>>> | run it because they won't be able to afford the licence fee. In which
>>>>> | case they may finally wake up to the attractions of free software such
>>>>> | as Linux - and it's easy to imagine what that will do to Microsoft's
>>>>> | plans for world domination.
>>>>> |
>>>>> | It's a delicious prospect: Microsoft impaling itself on the horns
>>>>> | of a dilemma it has created for itself. Roll on Thursday.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Guardian may like to know that:-
>>>>
>>> ...
>>>> 2. Linux has already won Thailand. See news in
>>>> http://www.linuxinsider.com
>>>
>>> I'm afraid I have some bad news for you. The new military government
>>> apparently has been FUD'ed and bribed by Microsoft to abandon not just
>>> Linux, but also the OLPC project:
>>>
>>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36016
>>> http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/thailand/thailand_not_buying_olpc.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Richard Rasker
>>>
>>
>> Dam my line broke, I've lost a few fish before, there's always a bigger one
>> in the pond somewhere.
>
> Yes, a colleague of mine from Thailand saw this coming. There's a lot of
> handshaking in this country (self-serving politics), often involving
> outsiders. Either way, Pakistan may soon be joining the OLPC bandwagon.
>
As military governments are already 100% corrupt, it's a perfect
playground for Microsoft.
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| Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
I guess you guys got BIG MUSCLES from doing too much STUDYING!
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