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Windows in Brazil Costs 20% of Per Capita Business Income
mjasay writes "Ever wonder why open source is so popular in Brazil and other BRIC nations? As one study suggests, one big reason may well be Microsoft's punitive pricing, which exceeds 20 percent of Gross National Income for businesses in Brazil (and 7.8 percent of consumer GNI). This leads to a second, related reason: At those prices, there's little hope that Brazil can build a home-grown software economy on the foundation of proprietary software. This factor is exacerbated by Brazil's widespread disdain for the United States, which also tends to favor software that is not perceived as American. Of late the free and open-source Brazilian dream may be fading a little but its importance to the long-term growth prospects of the Brazilian economy shouldn't be understated."
It's more like: people who have a clue about computers, anywhere, dislike Microsoft's junk.
Circumcision is child abuse.
I'm truly at a loss where neo-con Brazilians are forged, but I suspect the use of mind numbing self-help books on an already compromised morality and inherent low IQ. Why don't you just emigrate to your beloved empire, where your entrepreneuring spirit can be truly appreciated? I'm sure your wealth could afford you 1/10 of your current status, surely a clever man like yourself knows there's no way around o preto safado. I'm afraid you know neither your country nor your promised land, go get an education already.