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Fears About Microsoft Return, in Mexico
Z` points to this New York Times article, which begins: "While Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, defended the company against charges of monopolistic practices before Congress this week, legislators in Mexico City prepared their own attack against a new agreement by Microsoft and the Mexican government that could drive millions of new Internet users into Microsoft's waiting arms by the end of the year."
If I recall correctly, there is already a virtual monoply as far as ISP's go in Mexico and most other Hispanic nations. There was an article in Wired on a man a couple years back, and I believe it's the same guy who now owns CompUSA. Anyway, he pretty much runs the entire tech industry in Mexico (at least the part that isn't farmed out from the U.S.) but the government can't touch him because he also controls the stock market. Threaten him, he bails and takes the whole Mexican economy with him. Anyone have a link to the article? I couldn't find it in the archives.
Oh No! Could it be a business making a *gasp* a smart business move?! Good Lord, NO! Look - over there - Bill Gates blew his nose! Quick, write it up and submit it slashdot so that those keen conspiracy theorists will see it for what it really is: Bill Gates trying to take over the whole wide world!
Would slashdot have any content at all if it weren't for a handful of successful organizations like Microsoft, Disney, NTT DoCoMo, and the RIAA to constantly drag into the spotlight in order to cleverly expose their obvious embodiment of Evil?
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