Gates Foundation expands worldwide Internet initiative
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| Latvia's government will provide more than $21.1 million and
| Microsoft Latvia will provide more than $7.9 million in software.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/061130/1383732.html?.v=1
Bill Gates and Microsoft see a win-win situation here. People are
locked in to Microsoft products and at the same time they are perceived
as generous. It's similar to the issue of coupons for settlement in
antitrust cases. Software does not cost anything to manufacture
(replicate rather).
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