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Story: Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Africa is vast. There are so many areas that are not that poor and backward to lack expertise. Even if it was so, they would have to start from somewhere. Aagh, what kinda empty headed people are at Microsoft?!
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Story: Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
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Dear ZD, Free and Open Source software are not the... Anonymous -
Linux isn't hard to use. Yes it's different t... Richard -
Of course cost is not an issue! With all... Some Dude -
You can sell people expensive software
and they ST... cyber_rigger -
Just the great M$ FUD machine at work...next they... Anonymous -
If you are going to introduce computers to someone... oldator -
There's Logic and there's MS logic. They're not th... deputydawg -
Sometimes I wonder if M$ is in a fantasy world. It... ThePriest -
Reminds me of an episode in Muppets show. The Drum... Goran -
Microsoft once again dominates the discussion by m... QuantumG -
This should have been titled, 'Microsoft: We Promo... Rodd Clarkson -
Oh thank you very much, Microsoft
In my experience... Paul Sephton -
Looks like we've come full-circle. In the be... Anonymous -
Another piece of FUD from M$. At the point using o... Andrij Zinchenko -
Microsoft should keep their corporate rant out of... Adam Brown -
What absolute nonsense.
I'm a South African living... Henry -
Fucking Stupid statement by Microshaft.
I'm p... Avender -
Africa does not need free software- AFRICA does no... Dr. T. -
Microsoft is arrogant, and they're about to begin... Anonymous -
Bullshit! I live in Africa,I've taught IT in Afric... Reme Verster -
Welcome to Microsloth Windoze.... the world's... M. Storm -
Africa is vast. There are so many areas that are n... Epa Mella -
MS people are very stupid. One thing is what they... LuisCipher -
Africa certainly doesn't need Microsoft software.... Phillip Soltan -
Great idea.
Racism aside, by the time MS considers... A. Lizard -
Hmmm Shall I eat or shall I buy the latest upgrade... Anonymous -
*laughs cynically* It's more like this, "train peo... Anonymous -
To this stupid declaration I just say:
Viva Mark S... Jean Ferri -
Africa does not want Microsoft! Trust it from a na... Nic I. -
This is exactly analogous to the ploy that MS... Matthew Fitzgibbons -
Microsft is terribly wrong fo thinking that Africa... Juma -
To have the expertise to use software they need go... Tawatchai Iempairote -
I am amused by the arguments made by the Nigerian... rayborn -
It is often said that many of the major problems i... bimbayo TM -
What you think you save now is usually what you ha... Arthur B. -
Ridiculous Microsoft.
No doubt that Africans will... Sensi -
Well maybe if they spent less time faking email mo... yea Right -
one question to microsoft.
wich would you use?
1.... Pierre Nyström -
Let us be honest about the differences between ope... MacIvan Davies -
Microsoft point of view carries no water - and sho... Daniel van Lill

