IT services companies fell coz of their big alliances with Microsoft, which generates service revenues for them. MS recommends these companies as their preferred vendors and they get their pie. No wonder NASSCOMM, an association of these companies, sings the MS tune.
Anyway, I am happy that better sense prevailed in the academia, which refused to bow down. The IITs, IISC etc. get millions in grant from the Indian govt and are autonomous. Hence, MS's money might not be very appealing to them.
All said, it could be a strategic positioning and marketing failure from Microsoft. The big company doesn't seem to be relenting though. Think we will see more flying chairs in Redmond.
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MIT's SAT Math Error
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I pitty the fool... stay in school Dont be a fool......stay in school
Fixed that for you!
>>As it is, if you want decent graphics you need to pay $3000 for a Mac Pro.
Or pay $1999 or even $1799 (with educational discount) and get a Macbook Pro.
Google is currently talking with Mysore university, India to digitize and protect thousands of very ancient manuscripts. God knows what deals they are making in other parts of the world. Seems Google is single minded on fulfilling its vision.
My ring finger is longer than my index and I still suck at Maths. Interestingly my verbal skills are better. Wait a minute, all this while I've been thinking I am a straight male!
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When the law becomes abusive, it's too much to expect that resistance to it take the form of highly principled disobedience
and thats why Gandhi is admired much
IT services companies fell coz of their big alliances with Microsoft, which generates service revenues for them. MS recommends these companies as their preferred vendors and they get their pie. No wonder NASSCOMM, an association of these companies, sings the MS tune. Anyway, I am happy that better sense prevailed in the academia, which refused to bow down. The IITs, IISC etc. get millions in grant from the Indian govt and are autonomous. Hence, MS's money might not be very appealing to them. All said, it could be a strategic positioning and marketing failure from Microsoft. The big company doesn't seem to be relenting though. Think we will see more flying chairs in Redmond.
>>As it is, if you want decent graphics you need to pay $3000 for a Mac Pro. Or pay $1999 or even $1799 (with educational discount) and get a Macbook Pro.
May be the success story of ELCOT could help. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_g72GcaIdc [Youtube.com]
Google is currently talking with Mysore university, India to digitize and protect thousands of very ancient manuscripts. God knows what deals they are making in other parts of the world. Seems Google is single minded on fulfilling its vision.
My ring finger is longer than my index and I still suck at Maths. Interestingly my verbal skills are better. Wait a minute, all this while I've been thinking I am a straight male!