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Microsoft could care less about the "centavos" as you say.
Compared to the 60 billion and counting in the bank, any money they make in Brazil is peanuts. The problem is that in general, Microsoft is desparate to stop the spread of Linux, stop the positive Linux news stories, and deny Linux a critical mass. This means fighting tooth and nail everywhere.
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IBM benefits from MS' mistakes  Tim Patterson | 06/14/04
You got all that from this article?  ShadeTree | 06/14/04
Yes ShadeTree  Tim Patterson | 06/14/04
This is serious!  ShadeTree | 06/14/04
Microsoft could care less about the "centavos" as you say.  DonnieBoy | 06/14/04
Shades of denial  whisperycat | 06/14/04
Your link does not support your conclusions.  ShadeTree | 06/14/04
They are in the proccess of migrating thousands of deskops to Linux.  DonnieBoy | 06/14/04
RE: DonnieBoy  ShadeTree | 06/14/04
They are in the process, and many have done it successfully.  DonnieBoy | 06/14/04
Please point me to a single link....  ShadeTree | 06/14/04
Here are three links, send in that application for infomation minister  DonnieBoy | 06/14/04
Nice try, three useless links  ShadeTree | 06/14/04
Ok, give us the links to show they are having problems or anything  DonnieBoy | 06/14/04
The links about problems are....  ShadeTree | 06/15/04
Man, that is the best you can come up with???  DonnieBoy | 06/15/04
What's 3rd World country?  voska | 06/14/04
Was there a coup that I missed?  Michael Kelly | 06/14/04
Definitely third world but a democracy none the less.  ShadeTree | 06/14/04
Shade..You know full well that there have been several MS articles ie  Laff | 06/14/04
Please go back to the original post....  ShadeTree | 06/14/04
And my point was/is Brazil alone is not a big deal, but Brazil is NOT alone  Laff | 06/14/04
Brazil IS a big deal. Microsoft must not give Linux a critical mass  DonnieBoy | 06/14/04
dictatorship?  theo_durcan | 06/14/04
My apologies  ShadeTree | 06/14/04
is money even that imporant anymore?  ryusen | 06/14/04
A third-world country with a GDP of $1.376 trillion  Expatriate US Geek | 06/15/04
Taco..My God, That was brilliant!!!  Laff | 06/15/04
Taco!  ShadeTree | 06/15/04
Reccession (sic)  Expatriate US Geek | 06/15/04
The artical directly states that IBM is going after Microsoft  DonnieBoy | 06/14/04
nothing to do with MS but cash savings  Kamakazii | 06/14/04
Actually, just the opposite, more bucks with Windows.  DonnieBoy | 06/14/04
Nearer the truth, I think  IT_User | 06/14/04
Good news for customers, helping bring down prices through competition.  DonnieBoy | 06/14/04
IBM hides behind "open source"  starman_z | 06/15/04
IBM aint hidin' nowhere. IBM doesn't perform, there are other venders.  DonnieBoy | 06/15/04
Re: Be afraid of "free"  Linux_Developer | 06/16/04

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