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Namibia Says "No Thanks" To Microsoft Donation With Strings
The Register posted an update about Namibia's SchoolNet, Microsoft "donations", and what looks like Namibia final decision. Apparently, MS's "donated" contributions would have been so small (and would have required such a large investment in OS licenses), that SchoolNet Namibia found it wasn't even worth bothering with. A very interesting article.
Microsoft will never give away valuable items. That's why they are giving away Windows.
In other news, linux gives nothing to Nambia.
Perhaps Microsoft got wind of the hundreds of millions in locked-up foreign exchange that I'm helping a Mr. Jomo Kenwatta get out of the country (for a modest few mill thrown my way for my trouble, of course.) If the Namibians have that kind of dough lying around, they shouldn't be grousing about a few bucks for licenses.
Namibia: I need a vehicle I could drive from home to work. Micorosft: I'll give you free floormats but you have to buy 6 cars.
Now, in addition to "jumbo shrimp," "military intelligence," and other legends, we have "Microsoft charity."
What is it with these guys? Are they crazy like a fox, arrogant, or just dumb? Is Microsoft really that worried about market share in impoverished Africa, and is it this inept at promoting itself?
Well, three cheers for Linux, which doesn't even have a promotional budget.
Here is a mirror.
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., Canada, B3H 3J5
for Codeweavers' WINE and crossover office. Take the stuff from M$ amd use office in Linux or BSD.
And what will the three of you do after you unionize?
NAMBLA Says "No Thanks" To Microsoft ....
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Damn Southpark, I manage to learn something everytime.
http://www.nambla1.de/
Not a bad looker, that one.
Nudge, nudge.
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pants ahoy
Microsoft recently offered to give me a free Xbox. My first response was "Sweet!" But I knew there had to be catch, so I asked the MS Rep what strings were attached. "None whatsoever," he replied, "all you have to do is pay for it."
Pssst! Hey, kid... c'mere!
Here, kid... have some of this...
No, I can't afford an MS habit.
Awww, c'mon kid, the first hits free!
Don't throw your computer out the window, throw the Windows out of your computer!
It says you give porn to charity?
sulli
RTFJ.
Dear Mr. Jomen,
I am an officer at a large American software company, in charge of shipping software to our customers overseas. Unfortunately, one of these customers, a US Special Forces Commando, paid a large sum for our Office 2000 product, but passed away without naming an heir to receive this valuable software. According to company regulations, I cannot keep this software for myself, but if a suitable foreign customer (such as yourself) is found, I will be able to transfer the sale to you with no cost, in order to meet our company's stringent quarterly profit goals. If you are willing to receive this software confidentially, we will both benefit, but we must act quickly to meet our sales deadline.
All that I need from you to accomplish this sale is the presentation of your Windows 2000 licenses, as the original contract requires. If you do not possess these, I can assist you in acquiring them for a modest sum.
Yours Truly,
Mr. Ferreira
Chief Ethics Officer
Foreign Floppy Disk Desk
Microsoft Corporation
---- "If we have to go on with these damned quantum jumps, then I'm sorry that I ever got involved" - Erwin Schrodinger
Just think what will happen when MS responds to the Nigerian Scam Letter asking to transfer out US152MIL!!! They'll do it, but only after Nigeria buys US200MIL in software.
Brilliant I tell you!
You know you're a geek if you've ever replied to a tagline.
Slashturbation. Cool. I've got a new "Word of the Day".
While this article is definitely "Slashturbation", it's not worthless. A lot of us have been saying that Free Software will gain traction in the third world because anything else is unaffordable. This provides practical evidence of that theory, and is relevant to those of us that care about IT in developing nations or pricing models in general.
Of course, it also gives us anti-M$ cheerleaders a warm fuzzy feeling too.
This
High-speed Road Trip (18.000KPH)
Looks like Microsoft has invented a new scam, coming soon to an email box near you!
GStreamer - The only way to stream!
Not just the Register, also on Slashdot now ... errr, wrong argument.
It would have been interesting if they accepted the donation, and then just sold the copies of Office XP on ebay or something. They could have really outsmarted MS, if even just out of spite, rather than an intention of making a decent profit.
Maybye there is a niche market for Lindows after all!
Vaya con huevos, my darling.