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Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Talkback Africa does not need free software- AFRICA does not need free software. Africa, a continent ten times larger than China but inhabited by fewer people than China. Africa, where it is easier to catch AIDS than anywhere else and if you survive that...
[October 20, 2005, 9:50]
Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Talkback Africa does not want Microsoft! They do put money into Africa, for training purposes. Trust it from a native. It is common knowledge that ours is the poorest continent. So why, then, do the richest corporations want to colonise it all over again?
[October 21, 2005, 13:38]
Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Talkback Microsft is terribly wrong fo thinking that Africa doesnot need free software
[October 22, 2005, 16:37]
Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Talkback Africa certainly doesn't need Microsoft software. Microsoft is like a drug dealer. They start out by giving you the software and getting you trained to use their products. Once their software has infiltrated the schools they know they've captured...
[October 20, 2005, 18:24]
Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
News Africa, Gerald Ilukwe, the general manager of Microsoft Nigeria, said that cost is not important, even though he admitted that the average annual salary in the West African country is only $160 (£91).
[October 17, 2005, 16:30]
Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Talkback Racism aside, by the time MS considers Africa ready for its product, the continent will be wall-to-wall Linux and when local computer users see MS ads, people will be asking "Why should I pay money for software that makes files incompatible with...
[October 20, 2005, 23:32]
Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Talkback 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?
[October 20, 2005, 12:22]
Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Talkback I live in Africa,I've taught IT in Africa and I run a small IT company in Africa.You cannot teach computer skills if you can't afford the equipment you need to teach those skills. Bullshit! It's IMPOSSIBLE to teach anyone computer skills purely on...
[October 20, 2005, 11:47]
Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Talkback I'm a South African living and working in South Africa. What absolute nonsense. Cost of software is ALWAYS a factor. Microsoft either has their collective heads up their collective anuses, or they're deliberately FUDing.
[October 20, 2005, 9:16]
Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Talkback This should have been titled, 'Microsoft: We Promote Piracy in Africa". Look at the fact. They supply free software to schools and also train people to use their software. But surely they can't expect people who earn $160 per year to be able to...
[October 20, 2005, 8:12]
Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Talkback I am not against microsoft - I am just an African trying my best to get by - In Africa cost is the greatest factor - what is Microsoft sofware worth without training? Microsoft point of view carries no water - and shows how shallow minded they are...
[July 11, 2006, 19:15]
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Downloads Join Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo in the official mobile game of DreamWorks Animations Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa! Africa! Youll go wild over Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ?
[November 4, 2008, 6:00]
Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa
Downloads Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa is a fast-paced sim game set in the African Serengeti. Players build a unique ecosystem by buying and breeding animals and by balancing the food and water needs of each diverse species.
[April 28, 2006, 8:00]
Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Talkback What Africa needs is a platform that can be African, that Africans can develop, and that Africans can control and propagate through their own countries. They, like the rest of the world, do not need to be force-fed 'solutions' from a corporation...
[October 21, 2005, 23:06]
Wholesale Branch of South Africa's Largest Bank Moves Successfully From Homegrown EPM System to Halogen
White Papers Standard Bank Group is a global bank and South Africa's largest bank, distinguished by its extensive operations in 17 African countries. To support overall objectives related to performance management, the Bank moved from a paper-based process over...
[March 8, 2009, 23:00]
Photos: Old PCs help Africa's blind
News Audio tape was used for a while but the format is starting to disappear, even in Africa. The pen is available commercially for about £100, but Sightsavers has negotiated with Dolphin to create a cheaper, cut-down version of the pen for use in Africa.
[February 13, 2007, 15:47]
Computers 4 Africa supports this initiative
Talkback Computers 4 Africa is pleased to be involved and supports this initiative A fund pays for one-for-one recycling of PCs at the end of their lives in Africa to international standards. Computers 4 Africa.org.uk
[September 7, 2007, 9:15]
Blair opens up Commission for Africa online
Talkback Africa-wide approach is too bland –the needs of Bangor (Wales) aren’t the same as Battersea let alone Brussels. Africa will still be left with orphans with no food and work. Normal voting within the Commission will be outweighed by the have...
[November 27, 2004, 12:14]
Mobile Marketing Africa - April 2008.
Blog With the huge growth of mobile communications in Africa, this event will be bringing together advertisers, communication agencies, content developers, and mobile service providers. The African Mobile Marketing & Advertising Summit is the foremost...
[March 14, 2008, 17:03]
Is Google playing fair in Africa?
Blog The conference had lots of very interesting speakers from NGOs and development agencies as well as lots of vendors who are keen to show their philanthropic sides whilst also getting very excited about how much dosh they can make out of growing...
[October 31, 2008, 17:03]
