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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: Xeen on 17 November 2003, 00:54

Title: Brazil waves goodbye to Microsoft
Post by: Xeen on 17 November 2003, 00:54

And now Brazil, South America's largest country has dumped Microsoft.

Thumbs up!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=562&ncid=738&e=9&u=/ap/20031116/ap_on_hi_te/brazil_s_linux_adventure (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=562&ncid=738&e=9&u=/ap/20031116/ap_on_hi_te/brazil_s_linux_adventure)

Title: Brazil waves goodbye to Microsoft
Post by: solarismka on 17 November 2003, 10:04

Hehehe.  this is cool!  It just gonna make billy g sweat some more!!  I guess they have to shove out more fud.  Or maby people are starting to catch on and now have a 'fud patch' installed in their brain.

Title: Brazil waves goodbye to Microsoft
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 17 November 2003, 13:34

Silva is officially a cool dude.

Title: Brazil waves goodbye to Microsoft
Post by: jtpenrod on 20 November 2003, 08:41

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 Microsoft's Moncau plays down predictions by Brazilian open-source supporters that government efforts to increase Linux use could create jobs and turn the country into a technology exporter. Open-source software could actually be more expensive than Windows programs when service costs are factored in, he said.

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Of course he does   :rolleyes:  More competition: that must be keeping Billy G. up at night   (http://tongue.gif)  
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