I think the main point for needing windows is its ease of use but needs
fast hardware.
This is not understood by the people because nowadays hardware is not as
much costly as it was before.
If someone could give the CDs of the customized version of Linux that
also includes office suite (Staroffice 6.0) and a GUI that makes
operating easy then it can make a big hole in Microsoft's monopoly as it
can also perform on a slow HW also whose lower cost government can
afford..
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On
Behalf Of Joel Hammer
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 8:26 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: <OT> Another Microsoft marketing success
>From the BBC online.
Friday, 8 February, 2002, 12:35
Here is the last part of a story covering a speech by Mr. Mbeki to the
S.A.
parliament this week:
"He also announced a pledge by the US software giant Microsoft to
provide
software to all of South Africa's 32,000 public schools."
You can read the entire story if you like, but that paragraph was the
only
reference to MS.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1808000/1808986.stm
This looks to be a beautiful marketing move. It's a shame there is no
organization that could supply linux. I suppose S.A. will get grants
from Western countries to buy the hardware to run the free MS software.
So,
Western governments will help pay to extend MS's monoply. Very nice
touch.
Anybody who doubts the intelligence of the MS organization should
reflect on
the genius of this "gift."
It is my observation that very few people, having used windows for a
while, will willingly switch to linux. Therefore, it looks like linux
just
lost the African computer market. As I recall, MS took over the office
productivity market by giving people cheap versions of word and excel.
(MS works). After that, they had to use Work and Excel at work. I
suppose
they'll do the same here.
Joel
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