__/ [ Jim ] on Tuesday 18 July 2006 14:14 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> __/ [ [H]omer ] on Tuesday 18 July 2006 09:52 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>> IBM, Micorosoft protest Indonesia's open source policy
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Microsoft said that Indonesian government's support to the open
>>>> | source application could threat market of informatic technology
>>>> | (IT) software produced by some US IT giant companies such as
>>>> | Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=16383
>>>
>>> LOL! Yes, that's the whole point.
>>>
>>> Here's a tissue; dry yer eyes, Billy Boy.
>>
>> Someone told me that Microsoft sort of spoke on behalf of
>> the other companies and claimed that having no licence is
>> illegal. They tries to portray the PGL as though it was no
>> valid licence. Again I must stress that I have not read the
>> article in depth, but this is what I understood from
>> somebody who did. Microsoft is FUD'ing its way to the bank,
>> but it sees its business going away as more businesses
>> retract and revoke licence that stood for many years
>> (serving as a perpetual cash cow). We'll be seeing many more
>> stories as such, I suspect... on a /national/ level.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Roy
>>
>
> yes, Roy, I would tend to agree with your assessment there, because I've
> seen the effects of it. One of my clients employs his brother in law in his
> shop. The guy's interest in computers extends just barely past playing
> music. He doesn't do what someone in his position should be doing, and
> that's keeping his ear to the ground. So, he's got a distorted view of
> things. Result: probably two dozen lost sales this week.
Honestly, Jim, if I were you I would condsider the
following:
http://www.dreamlinux.com.br/english/saiba-works.html
Yes...
It's a matter of taste and I happen to like the OS X UI,
which is *familiar* to many. I think that an OS X lookalike
will be good for Windows users who fancy that sort of stuff
and wish to make no commitment (it's a Live CD after all).
> I had to intervene yesterday during one of his pitches because he claimed
> that not having a *Windows* license on a PC was illegal. I saved the sale,
> and a bit of a bonus on top of that: I actually converted the customer to
> Linux right there - just showed him a Knoppix DVD in action, followed by
> this laptop. Pointing out of course, that they both ran the same OS, just
> different DTMs.
>
> Oh, and snagged a tenner for the Knoppix disc. :p
And that's /pure/ profit once you write-off the cost of the
CD (100 for a fiver?)
Best wishes,
Roy
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