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Microsoft reduces Office price to combat Kenyan piracy
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| But Ndung'u said that the corporation has developed a pricing structure for
| cyber cafés that requires them to pay US$10 per desktop annually.
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/082908-microsoft-reduces-office-price-to.html
The cafés have moved to GNU/Linux! So now they try dumping and they call
it "fighting piracy", not "fighting GNU/Linux".
Microsoft Fights Piracy With Price Cuts
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| Microsoft's plan to combat piracy in Kenya is pretty simple, really. Instead
| of trying to sue it away, they're lowering prices to make Microsoft software
| more affordable, according to an IDG report.
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http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/08/microsoft-cuts.html
Piracy? They must mean Free software, not nasty people in ships. They always
blame "piracy" and use "goodwill" as ways of embellishing the fight against
Free(dom) software.
Microsoft allegedly blackmailed Kenya for OOXML support.
Recent:
Kenya: Copyright Board Takes Piracy War to Cyber Cafes
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| Cyber café operators within Nairobi are torn between legalising their
| Microsoft software operating system, shifting to Open Source Code or closing
| shop all together following the crack down on illegal software.
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| [...]
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| According to Mr Kasani, the software will manage all aspects of cyber café
| billing such as Internet time, printing, items, accounts, discounts, the
| programme will be across platform , it will be possible to run it on both
| Linux and Windows computers connected on the same cyber works.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/200711262040.html
Linux cutting software costs in Kenya
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| Entrepreneurs in Kenya are putting Linux to work to cut costs and maximise
| profits as they look for new ways to bring computing to users.One of these
| entrepreneurs is Patrick Mathenge, CEO of Mullard Electronic Limited, a firm
| trading in hardware and software from its Mombasa Road offices. The company
| is distributing Linux software that can turn a single computer into up to 10
| workstations.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2392
Open source opportunity on the road to Nairobi
http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1725
Microsoft Denies Threatening to Withdraw Funding
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| However, the denial was a contradiction to comments by Bitange Ndemo,
| permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication, who
| said that Microsoft may have made comments regarding funding, though not
| directly or in writing.
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| "They may have said something to that effect though not directly and not in
| writing. Microsoft cannot threaten us. In any case, our policy is very clear,
| we encourage people to use open-source software and those who want to use
| proprietary software are at liberty to do so" Ndemo said.
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| There was heated debate in Kenya's technology sector before the decision to
| abstain. The decision was made by a 12-member committee. Some experts felt
| that the committee was comprised of a majority of Microsoft partners.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144898/microsoft_denies_threatening_to_withdraw_funding.html
Kenya: How Software War Will Hurt Consumers
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| Rather than buy Microsoft software or pay royalty fees to the company, most
| cyber-cafes around the country are choosing to instal free, open source
| software.
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| This follows the start of an aggressive campaign by the software giant in
| October last year, which targeted cyber-cafes that are illegally using its
| software and denying it the right to benefit from many years of research.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/200805150945.html
Kenya Linux Group Challenges Procurement Policies
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| After losing out on many software tenders to the government, the Linux
| Professional Association (LPA) will engage the Public Procurement Oversight
| Authority (PPOA) in Kenya over procurement rules, according to the
| association chairman.
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| The association members have been locked out of government tenders because
| the requests for proposals are usually skewed toward Microsoft products,
| therefore locking out open-source software developed locally, says LPA
| Chairman Evans Ikua.
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http://www.cio.com/article/367113/Kenya_Linux_Group_Challenges_Procurement_Policies
Related:
Africa: 'Microsoft is Imperialistic' Says Open Source Advocates
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| Microsoft Corporation's products have been locked out of the
| on-going World Social Forum (WSF) in Nairobi Kenya.
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| With over 300 computers provided for participants and the press,
| organizers of the WSF have preferred to provide open source
| software products and blocked all Microsoft related products for
| the forum's usage and its related activities.
|
| [...]
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| Activists at the forum also believe that since Microsoft is a
| corporate brand from the United States of America, a country
| they believe has intentions of maintaining the status quo of
| a unipolar world over which it is above international law and
| the UN, the brand should be locked out.
|
| [...]
|
| "The open source movement is providing Linux, a robust free
| software. Everybody owns it and it can be shared. And this
| is what WSF is all about - a free society, a movement
| fighting for ownership of free resources" he adds.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/200701230831.html
Swahili Blogosphere: State of education in Tanzania, M-Pesa and Open Source
Movement in Kenya
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| Maitha, who blogs at Mawazo na Mawaidha, writes about M-Pesa and open
| source movement in Kenya. Recently, he, used M-Pesa service. He points
| out an incorrect Swahili phrase used by the service and wonders why
| they did not consult a Swahili linguist.
|
| He posts links to three Kenyan websites dedicated to the promotion of
| open source software. He believes that the websites will contribute to
| the growth of open source movement in Kenya.
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http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/06/swahili-blogosphere-state-of-education-in-tanzania-m-pesa-and-open-source-movement-in-kenya/
http://tinyurl.com/2nne3r
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