"Embrace the principle of 'preferential treatment' for the underprivileged. Extend services that have lock-in features. Extinguish competitors like the free and open source computing alternatives."
This is how I see that $3 initiative. And hey, it's actually a +$3. A government is only eligible for the 'promo' if it buys "Windows PCs" and supplies them to the students. Which is confusing at the same time. What makes a "Windows PC" if there is no operating system installed in it at the outset? Also, Kay of the $100 laptop project gave a great reaction to that initiative, which is included in the news story. Dong On 4/25/07, Michael Tinsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS6409071283.html "In Beijing, Bill Gates announced this week that Microsoft's "Unlimited Potential" initiative will now include offering a software package, the *Student Innovation Suite* <http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2115695,00.asp>, to governments and students in emerging countries across the world at a price of just $3." _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
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