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Google Lawsuit Exposes Microsoft Offshoring Deal
2old2rockNroll writes "In more news from Microsoft's Google lawsuit, it appears that Ballmer's 2003 trip to China may have had as much to do with Microsoft moving jobs as selling software. It seems that the Chinese are not pleased with the number of jobs being moved to China, and one of Lee's duties was to identify jobs for export. Although hiring in Redmond has slowed, a Microsoft spokesperson admits they are "growing their work force" in China. Is it possible that Bill Gates' recent lament over the decline of US CS graduates and research spending was merely crocodile tears?"
Well...
1) Microsoft is an American company
2) Linux was developed outside of America. According to wikipedia, Linus developed it as he attended the University of Helsinki (And no, this Institution isn't in America)
The difference is that Linux has been adopted outside of Europe, and Microsoft is positioning itself outside of America.
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Through his foundation bill has been funding us schools.
Here's a bit of critical thinking for you: Bill doesn't fund US schools per se, he's planting more seeds for expanding his empire. Kind of like the drug dealer who tells you the first hit is free.
Linux could not exist without the Gnu compiler.
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I guess you have no qualifications yourself, and are unconsciously bitter about it, so you try to find satisfaction by using your "powers" of recruitment to humble those who have graduated.
Sigged!