I agree, another thing to consider is that the US is about to enter a period of prolonged isolationism. Because of 9/11, breakdown in Nato solidarity, breakdown in US / Europe relations and failures in overseas foreign policy the US will retreat from global discourse within the next two years. The US won't care what Europe or anyone else does, and so the pressure to move to Linux or participate in peace missions, whatever will be nil.
One option MS must consider in light of the requirement to make public it's source code is to leave the EU. This legal requirement would allow MS to legally require Europeans to stop using the software they have purchased. Would this put EU citizens at a disadvantage? What about the loss of investment in software?
The average joe visiting a library needs application specific books rather than programming language manuals.
For example... "Excel for Dummies", "Learn MS Word in 21 Days", "How to upgrade your PC!"... that kind of thing.
Even though the name is insulting to some I've found the "for Dummies" books pretty useful in getting my dad up and running on his PC.
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I agree, another thing to consider is that the US is about to enter a period of prolonged isolationism. Because of 9/11, breakdown in Nato solidarity, breakdown in US / Europe relations and failures in overseas foreign policy the US will retreat from global discourse within the next two years.
The US won't care what Europe or anyone else does, and so the pressure to move to Linux or participate in peace missions, whatever will be nil.
I'd never buy anything from these union busting assholes. They are a regressive employer and this is the only reason they can sell so cheap.
One option MS must consider in light of the requirement to make public it's source code is to leave the EU. This legal requirement would allow MS to legally require Europeans to stop using the software they have purchased. Would this put EU citizens at a disadvantage? What about the loss of investment in software?
The average joe visiting a library needs application specific books rather than programming language manuals. For example... "Excel for Dummies", "Learn MS Word in 21 Days", "How to upgrade your PC!"... that kind of thing. Even though the name is insulting to some I've found the "for Dummies" books pretty useful in getting my dad up and running on his PC.