You guys need to keep this quiet!!! M$ might figure out how bad an idea this is!!! :)
--- "Richards Jr, Edward C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Karthik Poobalasubramanian > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 10:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Microsoft readies > XP-Lite to keep Linux out ofAsia > > What ever they are trying is not going to work. Why? > As I has said before on > this list *most* of the people in Asia (yeah that > includes India) can get a > copy of windows for free(as in piracy) or as low as > a 10 cents. And there is > also this craze to run the *very Latest*. as you > guys may have read earlier > windows longhorn (or was it 2003) beta was already > being sold even before the > official release. probably they could try to force > businesses to be 100% > complient with their licenses but that would work in > favor of Open Source too. > http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html?tag=lh > > so either way its a losing war for Microsoft in Asia > and South America(Brazil). > ===== John Hebert Official BRLUG Linux Curmudgeon Open Source Ankle Biter __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com
