Hi Ralf,

> You can't read it in Apples English version, but it can be read in the
> German version, that Serbian people aren't allowed to download stuff
> from Apple.

It doesn't surprise me, the US has all kinds of export restrictions on 
high tech.

> "[...] über das die Vereinigten Staaten ein Embargo verhängt haben
> (derzeit Kuba, Iran, Irak, Lybien, Nordkorea, *Serbien*, Sudan, Syrien
> [...]"

I hope we get some users in Cuba, as I understand the restrictions there 
on individuals owning computers have been lifted recently, to some extent.

> SO NEVER USE APPLE OR MICROSOFT! THEY ARE RACISTS, ONLY THINKING ABOUT
> MONEY!

I don't dispute that they are motivated by money, but I suspect in this 
case they value keeping on the right side of the US government than they 
value supporting people in those countries. It's an easy decision for 
them to make, when we're talking about poor countries which don't 
manufacture electronic goods for export.

I also doubt that they care about linguistic minorities that have little 
money, and where their language is not standardised, like the Roma. 
Proprietary software companies make money by selling the same generic 
product to millions of people, and you can't do that unless there's some 
kind of homogenised culture, also known as a 'market' :-)

Cheers!

Daniel



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