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Microsoft to Invest $1.7 billion in India

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the currying-favor dept.

piyushranjan writes "Bill Gates has announced that Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in India over the next four years to expand its operations. The fund would also be spent in making India a major hub of Microsoft's research, product and application development, services and technical support for both global and domestic companies. Microsoft plans to create 3000 more jobs at India, taking it's headcount at India to 7000."

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  1. microsoft announces... by know1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...that they are crapping their pants at the state of linux acceptance in india, and the widespread use of the operating system independant programming language java.

    1. Re:microsoft announces... by JourneyExpertApe · · Score: 2, Funny

      "the widespread use of the operating system independant programming language java."

      How widespread is Java, really? For every Java programming job I see advertised, I see three C# jobs. Visual Basic even seems to be more common than Java. C# is just redundant, and Visual Basic is to programming as the Easy Bake Oven is to cooking, but that doesn't seem to stop people from using them.

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  2. Heck... by eclectro · · Score: 5, Funny


    Why worry about H1B Visas when you can just buy India.

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    1. Re:Heck... by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 2, Funny

      So Microsoft will just have to buy it on layaway.

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  3. Re:for that kind of money by Ilex · · Score: 3, Funny

    From experience of remote call centers.
    You'll get more sense out of the dog.

  4. BSOD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Blue screen of dal.

  5. New MS Tech support hire; Apu by fak3r · · Score: 3, Funny

    Apu: "Yes, I'm sorry, I do not speak English, okay."
    Woman: "But, you were just talking to..."
    Apu: "Yes, yes, hot dog, hot dog, yes, sir, no, sir, maybe, okay."

    The bad thing is that it will be an improvement over their current tech support...but I digress.

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  6. Maybe..... by carlos_benj · · Score: 2, Funny

    They should have invested in South Korea instead......

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  7. I got an e-mail once.... by Anonym1ty · · Score: 2, Funny

    I got an e-mail once stating Bill would give me a dollar...
    I never got my dollar.
    Looks like everyone in India will get $1.55.

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  8. Re:Mod parent up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It has worked so far in the US.

  9. Re:So has /. become like ZDNET forums? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > There was a time when discussions on Slashdot were mature and based on facts...

    When was this?

  10. The new Clippy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Clippy: (in a thick Indian accent)

    Ok! Yes? I see you are to be making a letter. Yes? I see. You are wanting to make letter. No? Clippy can help you he can. Yes? Ok! I see. Are you to be needing clippy to help you he can? Yes? Yes? Ok?

    Then up pops a dialog box with the options: Ok, Yes and I see.

  11. Re:Are you sure that the GDP by KlomDark · · Score: 2, Funny

    What about that older way, GDP (SL/IP)?