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Venkatesh Hariharan wrote:

> I would say that FOSS can be "very helpful" (though not "necessary")
> in taking PC penetration to the next level because it provides legal
> and affordable alternatives to expensive proprietary software. Today,
> I can buy a PC for Rs 10,000 but buying a proprietary office suite
> will cost me another 12,000 rupees. That's the reason why HDFC, ICICI
> and many others are moving to OpenOffice.

Well the same office suite does have a Windows build does it not ? So,
are HDFC, ICICI the "next" level ? How does the notion of online
presence provided by Mugshot/OLPC fit in ?



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