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Steve Ballmer's Thoughts On Free Software

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the there's-a-slow-change-coming dept.

An anonymous reader writes, "Steve Ballmer during a 3-day visit to India was asked about whether Free software is the future of India. And he effectively circumvented the question and answered that in the future, software businesses can look at a number of revenue streams such as subscription fees, lower cost hardware, advertising and of course traditional transaction. What is amusing is that in answering the question, he refuses to use the word 'free' or anything close to it."

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  1. Steve Ballmer's Thoughts On Free Software by jpellino · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What - more chair throwing?
    (ba-dump-buh!)

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  2. Re:there was a time when doing math was elite by Control+Group · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    allowed the common man to do math beyond with the former elite accounts could do

    You've obviously never tried to get correct change at a fast food place.

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