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____/ Homer on Saturday 25 Jun 2011 21:46 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Kari Laine spake thusly:
>>
>> In the second quarter of 2003, just 40 percent of all desktop PCs
>> shipped in Thailand had a licensed copy of Windows installed, an
>> all-time low that likely will dip even further.
>>
>> Moreover, PC manufacturer Laser Computer has replaced HP as Thailand's
>> top PC seller. Laser Computer sells only Linux PCs.
>>
>> To prevent Linux from running away with Thailand's subsidized
>> "people's PC project," Microsoft has dropped the price of its Windows
>> and Office packages from nearly US$600 to $37 ...
>>
>> http://www.linuxinsider.com/perl/story/32110.html
>
> "[Microsoft] are willing to lose money for years and years just to
> make sure that you don't make any money, either." ~ Bob Cringely.
They need to be careful though.
"Microsoft, the worldâs most valuable company, declared a profit of $4.5 billion
in 1998; when the cost of options awarded that year, plus the change in the value
of outstanding options, is deducted, the firm made a loss of $18 billion, according
to Smithers."
--The Economist, 1999
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