Children's Reviews of OLPC XO Technology
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| Now watching that test after Gabe's and SG's reactions, you could be
| persuaded that One Laptop Per Child doesn't really need an implementation
| plan, that Negroponte's dreams can be a reality without intensive teacher
| training or cultural integration.
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http://www.olpcnews.com/implementation/maintenance/childrens_reviews_xo_technology.html
Free as in free milk - Microsoft's business practices in developing countries
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| We have seen how two different corporations use free samples of their
| products to create a dependence in the most vulnerable areas of the world.
| Even when the similarities between both marketing strategies are evident,
| Microsoft has earned the image of a company concerned with social causes,
| while Nestlé has been the objective of a successful boycott campaign that
| forced it to change its marketing strategy.
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| This double standard is maintained by the lack of public awareness on the
| implications of proprietary software. To make these implications known, and
| to promote the use of free software in education, is a step towards a world
| where access to knowledge is not restricted to those who can afford it.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/free_as_in_free_milk
Related:
Governments Must Reject Gates' $3 Bid to Addict Next Billion PC Users
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| "Microsoft's strategy of getting developing nations hooked on its
| software was clearly outlined by Bill Gates almost a decade ago," said
| Con Zymaris, CEO of long-standing open source firm Cybersource.
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| Specifically, Bill Gates, citing China as an example, said:
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| "Although about 3 million computers get sold every year in China, but
| people don't pay for the software," he said. "Someday they will, though.
| As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours.
| They'll get sort of addicted, and then we'll somehow figure out how to
| collect sometime in the next decade."[1]
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http://www.cybersource.com.au/press/gates_set_to_addict_next_billion.html
Microsoft Happy with the Evolution of Windows Vista Piracy
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| But the truth is that Microsoft is happy with the way Windows Vista
| piracy is evolving. Is there a catch to this? No. The fact of the
| matter is that Windows Vista has delivered a heavy blow to
| software counterfeiters. The reason for this is the new Windows
| Genuine Advantage security mechanism integrated into the
| operating system.
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| You may not notice this on the surface. On the surface, the
| Internet is crawling with Windows Vista cracks, hacks and
| workarounds. On the surface, every Windows Vista edition has
| been cracked and is available for download via peer-to-peer
| networks. But this is not the true extent of Windows Vista piracy.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Happy-with-the-Evolution-of-Windows-Vista-Piracy-50577.shtml
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