From:
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Behalf Of Kiggundu Mukasa
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004
10:21 AM
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Subject: Re: lug_: Gates gives out
free copies of M$ Office 2003
You know drug pushers do
the same thing with crack cocain.
The first few hits are on the house, then when you start using they come for
their fees. Every hit after costs more and more (like a per user license) :=)
Kiggs
On Mar 11, 2004, at 9:31 AM, Hari Kurup wrote:
BTW,
it happened here in UG also.
They
dished out Office 2003 to all and sundry recently.
Kurup
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Mukasa
Sent:
Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:18 AM
To:
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Subject:
lug_: Gates gives out free copies of M$ Office 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-5171976.html
Microsoft
has been mailing free copies of its pricey Office productivity software to
government employees, but CNET News.com has learned that at least two federal
agencies are warning recipients to return the gifts or risk violating federal
ethics policies.
"Since the launch
of Office 2003 last year, Microsoft has given out tens of thousands of free
copies of its flagship software, which retails for about $500, to workers at
its biggest customers. The giveaway was expanded to government workers this
year, but ethics offices at the Department of the Interior and Department of
Defense have said the offers constitute unauthorized gifts and must be
returned...
"The issue comes up
as many governments are looking at open-source alternatives for Office and the
Windows operating system. The British government has been evaluating a switch
to the Linux OS, while open-source software is also being eyed in Korea, China,
India and even at some local agencies in the United States...
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