[tdf-discuss] Re: (Fwd) The French Gov. loves Microsoft

2011-01-03 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Hi, Le 03/01/11 12:37, Zaphod Feeblejocks a écrit : I guess if you want to buy an iPad in France, now is a good time to do it! An iPad or any other mobile OS based device, including your telephone :-) (the tax, if finally passed into law, should also affect WindowsMobile phones) - the

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: (Fwd) The French Gov. loves Microsoft

2011-01-03 Thread Ian Lynch
On 3 January 2011 15:56, Alexander Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Le 03/01/11 12:37, Zaphod Feeblejocks a écrit : I guess if you want to buy an iPad in France, now is a good time to do it! An iPad or any other mobile OS based device, ipad is hardly an OS based device.

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: (Fwd) The French Gov. loves Microsoft

2011-01-03 Thread Luis E Vásquez r
Medellin, enero 3 de 2011 Just look this: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/28/rumored_ubuntu_tablet/ Best Regards, Luis E. Vásquez R. OpenOffice.org Volunteer Support Este mensaje se ha enviado desde Medellín, Colombia *10 Años usando exitosamente OpenOffice.org libre, seguro y abierto *

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: (Fwd) The French Gov. loves Microsoft

2011-01-03 Thread Zaphod Feeblejocks
Hi Alex, The current French government needs money, big time - the mobile/embedded market is still fairly bouyant - what better way to generate a revenue stream to fill the depleted coffers ? ;-) How cynical! You make them almost sound like the UK government, who put 5p onto the price of a