At 11:34 PM 7/19/01 +1000, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:27, Charles Oriez wrote:
so it is. I went back and looked. It is in Geelong, with seems to be near
Melbourne in Victoria. Can't get any further south than that without
ending up in Tasmania. The LUG I sent
On Thu, 19 Jul 2001 23:57, Charles Oriez wrote:
At 11:34 PM 7/19/01 +1000, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:27, Charles Oriez wrote:
so it is. I went back and looked. It is in Geelong, with seems to be
near Melbourne in Victoria. Can't get any further south than that
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From: Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] microsoft hassling Aussie Charity.
Microsoft has never been about helping the public. They've always been
about
helping themselves. I mean they've
Well, if your point was that it would be a good tax wrtie-off, I agree. It
just amazes me that Bill et al can't see an opportunity even when it's being
stuck in their faces. Were these people born stupid, greedy, and arrogant, or
what? I think this whole issue clearly demonstrates how
Well look at it this way.
How much of a tax write off do you think there is for giving way Windows9x?
About 2% of what they would gain if the OS was bought legally.
Even then, we all know that Microsoft has used very aggressive tactics with
dealing with competition. So going after a few
Microsoft has never been about helping the public. They've always been about
helping themselves. I mean they've stolen technology from other companies
from day one. Why suddenly work for their billions?
This is true. Even the primal MeSsy-Dos that was generated by Bill Gates and
his
Making donations to charity (either made by Microsoft or by The Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation) is the best way for M$ to simultaneously create
good PR and gain new customers and revenue. Remember, software costs
basically nothing once its created. What people pay to buy software will
At 02:32 AM 7/16/01 +1000, you wrote:
This is about a *charity* that is giving computers to *poor* people. Chances
are that these people have hardly ever touched a computer, leave alone owning
one (no insensitivity intended). Do you think they can afford a copy of
Gotta add to this as this is a
with its own copy of Winsux.
Miark
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From: Paul Clyne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 4:45 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] microsoft hassling Aussie Charity.
At 02:32 AM 7/16/01 +1000, you wrote:
This is about a *charity
would probably already
come with its own copy of Winsux.
Miark
- Original Message -
From: Paul Clyne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 4:45 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] microsoft hassling Aussie Charity.
At 02:32 AM 7/16/01 +1000, you wrote
Here's an extra FYI for anyone following this thread. I heard somewhere that
Bill Gates and his wife were involved in a charity that gives computers to
kids in schools. You'd think that Bill would jump at the chance of getting
some good PR for a change, and help these schools. He can certainly
: [newbie] microsoft
hassling Aussie Charity. DIV/DIVgt;Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 12:49:01
+1000
DIV/DIVgt;
DIV/DIVgt;What I'm wondering is why this charity chose to give Windos
with its DIV/DIVgt;computers. Other charities (according to the
article) are already giving DIV/DIVgt;GNU/Linux
check this link out...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/20378.html
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