John, Please cut the racist crap. This is theft, pure and simple. It has nothing to do with racism.
These young guys were simply stupid, and I hope Ugandan companies will learn from their mistake. I mean how do you leave a laptop, with all the software for two weeks!! I wouldn't trust Gordon Brown or Tony Blair with a safety pin, let alone trusting a corporation. This is the 21st century guys!!! On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 06:20:16 -0700, john masaba wrote: > > Another thing that makes me angry. > First they accused the company of causing inflation and rising dollar then the management > was favouring the bazungu. Now they are stealing local invoation. > > > I am tired of these boers who go to Uganda and think we are monkeys! > > > Imagine if the Zim white farmers had gone. It would be worse > > > read below and see > > > Masaba - Snip - > > From: An Metet > > To: > > Subject: Twenty tonne elephant stomps on small guys > > Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 01:42:25 -0400 > > > > > > http://www.ugandaobserver.com/today/features/buz/biz200409162.php > > MTN sued for 'stealing' Me2U > > by Halima Abdallah > > Weekly Observer September 16-22, 2004 page 30 > > The possibility that MTN customers will continue to enjoy the Me2U services lies in the hands of a Kampala court. > > - snip - > > The company said that MTN showed interest and even invited it to demonstrate > > the application in January. Digital Solutions claims to have demonstrated the > > programme as required and even left its laptop containing this new technology > > for two weeks at MTN's switch at Bugolobi. > > Head of Information Technology at MTN invited [the] plaintiff to tender a draft > > commercial proposal, software provision and support contract and updated technical > > specifications in respect of Me2U, their plaint reads. > > Subsequent to the disclosure, MTN allegedly ceased to communicate, and later > > launched the Me2U service - snip - ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Ugandanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/