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Xeen

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Brazil waves goodbye to Microsoft
« 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

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Brazil waves goodbye to Microsoft
« Reply #1 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.
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Brazil waves goodbye to Microsoft
« Reply #2 on: 17 November 2003, 13:34 »
Silva is officially a cool dude.

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Brazil waves goodbye to Microsoft
« Reply #3 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.



Of course he does   :rolleyes:  More competition: that must be keeping Billy G. up at night    
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