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Microsoft Pushes Windows To Battle Linux In Africa

Posted by timothy on from the roll-the-windows-down-if-it-gets-hot dept.

ThousandStars writes "According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft has been making a concerted effort to promote Windows in Africa, pushing Windows over Linux in very poor countries that haven't been locked into a single operating system. From the article: 'To that end, it has established a presence in 13 countries, donated Windows for thousands of school computers, and funded programs for entrepreneurs and the young. It also has used aggressive business tactics, some aimed at its biggest threat in the region: Linux ...'"

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  1. p00r Linux by emailandthings · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Linux is like the electric car, not a chance and only in a few places..

    1. Re:p00r Linux by timmarhy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      tomtom runs linux? that explains why my tom tom is a fucking useless piece of shit that takes me up dead ends and the longest ways possible.

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  2. While They Are Busy Figuring Out Their BSOD by Skeetskeetskeet · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    They starve to death..that's Microsoft's plan.

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  3. Re:Wait... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Yes, and competing against a product that is dumped on the market for free by religious OS fanatics who not only push Linux on them but any program developed for it. How dare they.

  4. oh no! by IsaacD · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    God forbid that Microsoft help a few people!

  5. Re:For all the slamming of M$ by timmarhy · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    show me a piece of hardware that doesn't have windows drivers, and lets compare that to the box full of hardware that i have just in my own home that linux didn't like.

    hardware isn't "designed" for any platform, only the drivers are. your argument is rubbish.

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