In the last episode:
Nigeria buys into US$100 laptop concept
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| The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative for the developing world,
| the brainchild of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media
| Lab co-founder Nicholas Negroponte, is gaining ground in Africa, with
| Nigeria announcing the acquisition of one million laptops.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1237594850&rid=-50
As much as I would hate to doubt noble causes, I cannot help but be reminded
of the stories that follow. The following was published yesterday:
Gates discusses AIDS with Nigeria leader
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| With an endowment of $31.9 billion, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
| has granted more than $11 billion since its inception in 2000 to projects
| to help ease extreme poverty in more than 100 countries.
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http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2006/10/08/bill_gates_meets_with_nigerian_president/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Technology+stories
Gates also had a long meeting with the Danish leadership after they had
chosen OpenDocument Format. Here is a citation.
Hot Water for Danish Prime Minister Because of Visit to MS
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| Do you remember the visit the Danish Prime Minister made to Bill Gates
| and Microsoft, right after the Danish Parliament decided to introduce
| open standards? It seems there is some unhappiness at the visit, which
| happened immediately afterward.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060625205231730
Also see:
Microsoft offers South Africa cheap internet connections
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| The big idea is to provide affordable options for consumers who
| purchase Internet connectivity and a personal computer running
| Microsoft's Windows starter edition software.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32967
As for the Gates Foundation:
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| Gates involvement has been very behind the scenes. In fact many of
| those involved in the deal didn'teven know he was one of the investors.
| It was carried out through the Gates Foundation, the world's largest
| philanthropy outfit.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33849
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| My background is finance and accounting....
|
| However, the Gates Buffet foundation grant is nothing more than a shell
| game in which control of assets for both Gates and Buffet remain the same.
|
| THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH BY THESE TWO WILL BE
| MUCH MORE MASSIVE BECAUSE THEY WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO PAY ANY TAXES.
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http://www.mail-archive.com/futurework@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg03323.html
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