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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ B Gruff ] on Wednesday 06 December 2006 15:36 \__
>
>> On Wednesday 06 December 2006 04:56 Daniel Metzger wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 04:48:01 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> Green Party slams Microsoft OLPC involvement
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | "Microsoft wants to restrict the greatest profits in the knowledge
>>>> | economy to already established software corporations like itself.
>>>> |
>>>> | "By installing its programs on these laptops Microsoft hopes to create
>>>> | market domination and vendor lock in. That is unacceptable bribery.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>
>>
> http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2170267/update-green-party-labels
>>>
>>> Microsoft? Doing things unethical? Who would have thought it?
>>> It's upsetting Microsoft is trying to get kids in OLPC locked
>>> in so they can squeeze money out of them too. That's just disgusting, but
>>> it's what I've come to expect from Microsoft.
>>
>> Yep, that's about the size of it.
>> Presumably a "cut-down" Windows that is very limited in what it can do,
>> sold for next to nothing or given away ("contributed" even), and make sure
>> that you lock them in.
>>
>> It's "business". Don't be disgusted - be aware, and make others aware, of
>> what's going on; it's happening:-)
>
> They said it might be Starter edition that they'd try (if they did).
> Translation: children are only permitted to run 3 precesses at most (I might
> add that Sugar multitasks, but handles one application at the time, IIRC,
> like Palm OS).
>
> Way to go. 'Bridging' the divide. Finding more constomers. Imposing organic
> restriction...
>
A note, though - it's not necessary that business be unethical, indeed,
it's quite possible for it to be ethical, in spite of Mr Wong's remarks.
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