__/ [ Linonut ] on Sunday 01 October 2006 04:00 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o'
> wisdom:
>
>> __/ [ ed ] on Saturday 30 September 2006 20:33 \__
>>
>>> Ubuntu on the BBC news:
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5388182.stm
>>
>> Ubuntu on CNN as well:
>>
>> http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/09/11/space.tourist.microsoft.reut/index.html
>
> So, where the two Bills were collaborating (on helping Africa),
> Microsoft and Shuttleworth are warring.
>
> But Microsoft is fighting back in Africa.
>
> The computer giant is funding IT centers in 284 of South Africa's
> municipalities in a project it says will reach half a million of the
> country's poor.
Don't be fooled. They are trying to get the children hooked on the Microsoft
Way. Software is part of the whole 'donation' thingie.
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
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