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The pressure will spread. Other countries will get the same deal.
And, everybody will want the same discount. Microsoft had better get used to it. Schools and governments right here in the US will want the same deal. They will not be able to limit this to poor countries. In reality, the reason Microsoft was forced to do this was the viability of open source. Watch for Microsofts prices and market share to drop. Also look for Microsoft stock prices droping like a rock.
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Serious issues with this...  Mike Cox | 03/02/04
Re: Serious issues with this...  issthatso | 03/02/04
You stole the words right outta my mouth..  Bobby Sskcat | 03/02/04
D'uh  vdraken | 03/02/04
my thoughts exactly  B_HI | 03/02/04
Conspiracy theory0  Bill4 | 03/02/04
Listen, all I'm saying...  Yen_z | 03/02/04
So what you're saying Mike...  BitTwiddler | 03/02/04
I guess YOU'VE never done battle...  Yen_z | 03/02/04
So the Microsoft Tax is about $60  bidemytime | 03/02/04
Too bad Malaysia will be going linux  Bobby Sskcat | 03/02/04
Cheap? Funny  twistedsense | 03/02/04
What to do with $40 billion +  MacCanuck | 03/02/04
ms figured they already paid off all the cost of developing windows  JWatson77 | 03/02/04
The pressure will spread. Other countries will get the same deal.  DonnieBoy | 03/02/04
This will INCREASE MS profits  vferrara | 03/02/04
i agree but...  ryusen | 03/02/04
If they had to give everybody this deal, yes profits would drop.  DonnieBoy | 03/02/04
We'd lose because they'd be hooked  nograin | 03/02/04
Linux route costs $586? Nice FUD!!!  brenthawkinsmd | 03/02/04
Read the article!  vferrara | 03/02/04
M$ lied to the govt then during the anit-trust...  nograin | 03/02/04

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