Microsoft in Peru, Living Room

Two pieces of Microsoft news today. tfofurn writes "According to this AP quickie and this Reuters story, both on Yahoo, Microsoft is donating 'about $550,000 in money, software and consulting services to the Peruvian government for educational and "e-government" initiatives' to Peru. The AP story mentions the conflict of this with Edgar Villanueva's proposal to have the government use only open source software. Villanueva (/. interview), you may recall, wrote a famous letter to MS Peru a few months ago." And many people have submitted stories about Windows XP Media Center, coming this winter to a living room near you.

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Re:Cool

[NotAnotherReboot]

actually- you don't own it, microsoft just 'licenses it to you'. selling it would be unamerican and go against everything our ideals stand for.

Ahh, I see.

[sllort]

Peru: We've decided to use Free Software.
Microsoft: Ok, here's some free Software.

Freedom

[Subcarrier]

Regardless, I said I was switching to Linux and never got a dime.

And I said unto Linus: "Grant me a boon or never again shall I touch Linux! I will rather take my fortunes with the Prince of Evil!"

And thus spake Linus: "Thou hast the option to do so, for I have given thee freedom."

And, overcome by happiness, I sank unto my knees and cried: "Never again shall I doubt thee, for I am indeed free!"

CEO (Chief Evil Officer)

[Tetsujin28]

Bill Gates is desperate to keep Peru on his side, so he can finish his high-tech mountain stronghold lair high in the Andes. He's still jealous of Dr. Evil's hollow volcano.