It would be funny if Microsoft muscles in and takes over the OS and finds a way to make money off it. LOL
--- Mike Wohlrab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The giant software vendor Micro$oft is now afraid of > linux with the one > laptop for every child foundation. They are dumbing > down XP to put on the > $188 laptops for developing countries. Here is an > excerpt from the article. > > "The laptops were designed specifically to run Linux > programs. If the > machines run only Linux, Microsoft will lose an > opportunity to expose tens > of millions of children worldwide to its Windows > system." > > "If the foundation is able to meet its goal of > producing millions of laptops > for school children around the world and they are > all loaded with Linux > software, then they would end up being more > comfortable with those programs > than with Windows, said Wayan Vota." > > "People will realize there is an alternative to > Windows and they might like > it better," Vota said." > > Here is the article. > > http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN2514082920071026?pageNumber=2 > > Enjoy, > > > Mike Wohlrab > CTS > www.mikewohlrab.com > ftp://mikewohlrab.com > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
