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Peter Jensen <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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> Mark Kent wrote:
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>>>> Was someone hoping for financial persuasion, one wonders?
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>>> Naaa... it's too late. Even Lego has gone Open Source. And, you see,
>>> Gates could never find an excuse. Denmark needs no philanthropic aid.
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> He did once sort of threaten to pull the rather large Navision company
> out of Denmark. Probably not the smartest strategic move. They'd
> basically lose the main value of the company (the brain-power behind
> it), and free up hundreds of skilled IT professionals for other
> (possibly competing) work.
I recall this event; not one of the best, even by MS's spectacularly
low standards.
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>> True - Denmark is one of the richest countries in the world.
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> By number of citizens, quite possibly. And this with free health care
> and education (with a basic scholarship) for everyone. Though this may
> seem strange to some Americans, the right balance of capitalism and
> socialism can actually work, while maintaining both personal freedom and
> wealth, and providing security for the individual.
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This mixture of capitalism with enlightened social provision seems to
have been most effective in smaller countries, not sure why, but there
we go.
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