__/ [ [H]omer ] on Saturday 21 April 2007 02:58 \__
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> Open source protester crashes speech by Bill Gates at Chinese University
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Gates, who is very popular on Chinese campuses, had just finished a
> ^^^^^^^ - says who?
>> | speech at Peking University and was handing out prizes to students
> ^^^^^^ (bribes)
>> | when a Chinese man walked on stage and unveiled a banner with "free
>> | software, open source" written in English on it.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.linuxlookup.com/2007/apr/20/open_source_protester_crashes_speech_by_bill_gates_at_chinese_university
>>
>> Photo here:
>>
>>
http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/20/open-source-protestor-crashes-bill-gates-speech-in-china/
>
> Well Benevolent Billy ought to find that kind of behaviour perfectly
> acceptable, shouldn't he? After all, Microsoft had no problem
> "protesting" the launch of the PS3 with their little eXb0rks boaty in
> France.
>
> Monkey see, monkey do.
What about PS3 parties in Britain (London) and Australia? They have gone far
beyond this.
Links:
Microsoft NZ Tease Sony
,----[ Quote ]
| To commemorate the Xbox 360's 1st birthday in NZ (which it now
| shares with Sony's PLAYSTATION 3), the good people at DB sent a
| special present consisting of many a beer bottle to GamePlanet's
| Auckland store. To be precise, $480-worth of beer, which
| incidentally is the exact price difference between the Xbox 360
| (RRP$719.95) and the PLAYSTATION 3 ($1199.95).
`----
http://www.nzgamer.com/news-all-1668
Microsoft Crash PS3 Launch Party In France
,----[ Quote ]
| Right in the middle of the official PS3 launch party in France, a
| huge boat with banners reading "Xbox 360 Loves You" floated
| downstream, interrupting the festivities and making several
| PS3 fanboys cry.
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http://www.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/11831/Microsoft_Crash_PS3_Launch_Party_In_France.html
"Microsoft seems to have hijacked Linux Asia"
,----[ Quote ]
| Was the general feel amongst the attendees at Linux Asia 2007;
| MS however, just wanted to say ''let us walk hand-in-hand''
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http://www.ciol.com/content/developer/Linux/2007/107020104.asp
INQhack survives Vistability test in Volesville
,----[ Quote ]
| The Vole (Microsoft) supposedly invited The INQ over for tea because
| we are notorious "Microsoft doubters" - and we were accompanied by
| other supposed Vole doubters such as the folk from lifehacker and
| a very nice man from Slashdot, as well as some Microsoft MvPs.
`----
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36312
Microsoft desperately wants my love -- and yours
,----[ Quote ]
| I spent December seventh, eighth, and ninth in Seattle as Microsoft's
| guest. Microsoft flew me there from Florida at its expense, put me up
| in a nice hotel, provided decent food, and comped me and four other
| invitees to this "special conference" with presentations about the
| marvels of Vista and other recent or upcoming Microsoft products. They
| didn't quite play the old Beatles song "Love Me Do" in the background,
| but it was the event's unstated theme.
`----
http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/12/12/085222
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