Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Namibia Says "No Thanks" To Microsoft Donation With Strings

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you'll-laugh-a-lot dept.

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.

2 of 600 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Typical MS by Malcontent · · Score: 3, Redundant

    Buying education version when you are not a student is exactly like pirating it. Why not jut pirate it and call it a day? Does it really ease your conscience to buy education version illegally?

    --

    War is necrophilia.

  2. MS VS.net add on this page by Baki · · Score: 1, Redundant
    How ironic that I get an MS VS.NET advertisement displayed on this page.

    Maybe they display those adds on any page that has ' microsoft' in the title, in an attempt to counter the expected critisism?