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Vietnam Courts Microsoft and Vice Versa
wbren writes "Bill Gates and Vietnam's Prime Minister Phan Van Khai have signed two 'memoranda of understanding' regarding Microsoft's presence in Vietnam, according to this AP story. They met Monday at Microsoft's Redmond headquarters for a closed door meeting and a tour of Microsoft's "home of the future". The agreement reached is expected to strengthen Vietnam's IT industry, as well as provide software training for 50,000 of the country's teachers. Khai's visit also triggered protests in Seattle, reminding everyone of Vietnam's human rights record."
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I'm smarter than the average bear.
Jesus Christ, now we'll have WindowsVC flooding the market.
In Communist America, Bill Gates Copylefts YOU!
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Bill: Phan, can I take off a little economic load while ensuring long term technological dependence on my software and rendering you less competitive in Asia for decades?
Phan: I guess (sighs).
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Bill: How does that feel?
Phan: Pretty weird really, I thought all that stuff you said at dinner last night was honest, y'know about empowering people and stuff.
Bill: Well, right now I need as many footholds in Asia as possible to help stay a unilateral exploration of alternatives to vendor lock-in, especially in this region. No hard feelings? I want to do this together Phan. You and me. It'll be like Bonnie and Clyde but with IntelliMice instead of guns.
Phan: I guess, no hard feelings.
Bill: I feel we really understand each other.
Phan: Me too, Americans have been really nasty to us in the past. Thanks Bill.. Can you call me "Phan The Man"?
Bill: It would be my pleasure.
Phan: Can I call you "Billy G"?
Bill: Absolutely not.
Phan: (sighs)
yeah, right...
Since the US has a human rights record worse than Vietnam, Microsoft may feel very comfortable there.
And again with the Horrible GULag of Guantanamo Bay.
Tell me, how many US citizens can you name that have been shipped there?
And, in general, can't you people give it a rest already? Guantanamo Bay is a POW camp, plain and simple. POW camps are not pretty, but they are necessary in times of war.
I've talked with enough Americans to know when they're in "God Save America" mode...
... however the point is EXPERIENCE THE DAMN WORLD.
Don't get me wrong. I get along with many Americans just fine. But when they start their nonsense about how their shit don't stink and they're society is the "bestest" [without actually understanding others] is just fucking annoying.
Like many americans think that privatization is the only way to make things cheap and effective. Yet they totally ignore that they have quite a few socialism ideals in place and take for granted.
Another recent shotdown was the R&D market. I was in Long Island visiting family and the topic of generic drugs came up. One person said "don't you find it unfair that we do all the research and you reap all the benefits?" I then asked them how their GSM phones and smartcards were working out for them.
I'm not saying all Americans are close minded but it is a huge tendency to have no idea how neighbouring countries live.
I mean my family [in LI] were amazed we got there and all, given that it's two interstates to long island I find that funny [it's a long but otherwise easy drive].
Here's a quick way to solve this problem. Sometime in your life before you hit 24 fly to another country [preferably one that doesn't speak English] and see how they live.
First off, you will see there are MANY similarities. So you'll knock that superiority bullshit off your shoulder.
Second you'll see they do many things you don't. Then you'll say "why don't we do that back home". You'll also see things you're glad you don't do at home
Tom
Someday, I'll have a real sig.
Who cares if VIetnam has 50k more MSCE's - frankly if I were them I would think that an act of provocation and tell us to cut it out.
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