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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: Lead Head on 1 July 2005, 16:17

Title: Microsofts new plan to monoplize world
Post by: Lead Head on 1 July 2005, 16:17

http://commentary.itmanagersjournal.com/article.pl?sid=05/06/30/1649244&from=rss (http://commentary.itmanagersjournal.com/article.pl?sid=05/06/30/1649244&from=rss)

Title: Re: Microsofts new plan to monoplize world
Post by: noob on 1 July 2005, 17:01

fuck them. im going to refuse to use M$ office in college and only use open office from now on. or even better, ill use my bootable linux cd's and flash drives.

Title: Re: Microsofts new plan to monoplize world
Post by: WMD on 1 July 2005, 20:45

That article says monopolize Word, not World.

RMS at it again! \o/

Title: Re: Microsofts new plan to monoplize world
Post by: Lead Head on 1 July 2005, 22:35

oh, still another thing they want to make more money off

Title: Re: Microsofts new plan to monoplize world
Post by: toadlife on 2 July 2005, 11:14

It looks like the original BSD style license to me.

Title: Re: Microsofts new plan to monoplize world
Post by: solemnwarning on 2 July 2005, 13:31

Those Ms Basterds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Microsofts new plan to monoplize world
Post by: Refalm on 2 July 2005, 23:24

They are pushing Microsoft Office 2003, Windows XP and Visual Studio 2005 at my school.

For only 15 euros (and the 30 euros license costs every student has to pay every year), you can get assimilated by Microsoft too!

Title: Re: Microsofts new plan to monoplize world
Post by: Lead Head on 3 July 2005, 05:47

What is 15 or 30 euros in USD

Title: Re: Microsofts new plan to monoplize world
Post by: piratePenguin on 3 July 2005, 05:49

Quote from: Put_lead_in_gates_head

What is 15 or 30 euros in USD

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Title: Re: Microsofts new plan to monoplize world
Post by: Orethrius on 3 July 2005, 08:49

Quote from: Put_lead_in_gates_head

What is 15 or 30 euros in USD

Orethrius' First Rule of Approximation
One Euro is, at any given time, approximately equivalent to One US Dollar (current exchange rates affect the exact value).

Title: Re: Microsofts new plan to monoplize world
Post by: sjor on 4 July 2005, 12:58

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