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French Response to Google is Microsoft
efp writes "Mark Liberman posted over in the Language Log that, in considering alternatives to Google's library initiative in Europe, French President Jacques Chirac would consider a partnership with Microsoft 'since he has so many views in common with its president, Bill Gates'. This comes out of talks between the French president, the head of the French National Library and the Minister of Culture, in in part 'building an alter ego to the American project, before thinking of an eventual collaboration with Google, so as not to negotiate from a position of weakness' as they plan to digitize their cultural resources."
Just see the sig.
Physicists get Hadrons!
Karma be damned. France surrendering to what appears to be a superior power? Where have I seen this before...
They are both filthy stinkin rich, hate google, and dream of a new world order?
I have this really funny quote that I like to put here. Unfortunately, there's this really annoying thing called a char
France is evil. Just as we suspected...
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If it's anything like my Outlook PST file, it will be able to hold about 1000 documents, then not work as well.
Sounds fun!
Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.
...a "freedom engine"? ;)
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for all the French+Bill Gates jokes
"When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail." - Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
I have nothing against the French but what's next? France decides SCO's case has merit, claims jurisdiction? I'm just confused. It just seems odd that the country that takes issue with Google's helpful, automated services because they occasionally violate copyright is considering working with Microsoft, the king of anti-trust! No wonder the French people are so jaded.
It is a well known fact that European governments prefer to support the under-dog: "Go Bill, go Bill, go!"
Now the French can leverage the power of DRM to keep their military failures in the last century a secret!
Perhaps the saddest part about France going to Microsoft for this project is that whatever data is produced is more likely to be locked into some proprietary format.
That's a needlessly harsh way to refer to the French language. The proper term is "an obsolete format".
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Moi, j'aime bien nos maitres francais des biblioteque borg.
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The electricity company.
Wow, it seems you don't need to fire a shot now to get the French to surrender to somebody hell bent on taking over the world!
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1760s: The indians can be relied upon to help drive the british from america
1803: Let's sell the Louisiana Territories
1934: Let's overlook Germany's military buildup
So Microsoft has just bought France to go along with their acquisition of evil?
Sounds like a matched set to me.
soooo many accent marks in that article
Here's an easy to use example of how not to negotiate with Microsoft from a position of weakness:
MS: Hello, we would like to negotiate with you.
Me: Fuck off.
Say it frenchie! CHOWDA!
Don't Tread on Me
And the only reason other countries went and colonized it for them was because they wanted tobacco and maple syrup and apple pie and breakfast cereal and orangutangs and sanitation and medicine and aqueducts and peace...
I guess they did a bit of a buggered up job on that last one, but the rest are pretty hot commodoties even today. So just thank your lucky stars you've got the U.S.A., else you might never get to take it easy with a big glass of maple syrup while getting wanked off by your orangutang. Jim just told me it's spelled 'orangutan.' Well, not in the United States it's not. There, it's spelled 'tang,' and bugger anyone who thinks differently.
Sadly, it wouldn't be the first time the clowns that govern us say one thing and do something contradictory. We're not that different from americans. We are arrogant, nationalistic, and we have our own jerk of a president that we were dumb enough to elect twice.