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Story: Mandriva: Microsoft changed Nigerian minds over Linux

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I have followed this story for some days now, most of the people making claims on the issues of greasing pples palm for the change, should have their minds properly reset. We are in an environment were computing knowledge is very low on the part of the teachers, some teachers are just getting exposed to the PC may be for the first time, and the learning curve on their part is long. You just expect them to jump on the bandwagon of linux not only for them selves but to use it to teach others...i mean you know the result already, i believe, it must have been Mandriva who must have *logically* influence the purchase, of not only the system but their OS, in a businessman style. I believe in linux. But, this is important to other vendors when supplying solutions to such type of markets pls don't think about your dollar only, think also about the pple u are selling the solution to, else n o one will use it and it will gather dust.
To me Windows is the most commonest OS around here and easier for them to start from may be later they can move to linux this is a re-think and i don't think it is bad.

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