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I'd say they got exactly what they wanted from us

I'd say they got exactly what they wanted from us

Posted Apr 23, 2008 23:56 UTC (Wed) by accensi (guest, #11754)
In reply to: I'd say they got exactly what they wanted from us by jmorris42
Parent article: Negroponte on OLPC's commitment to Sugar

Microsoft only wants to play on mature markets. That is the main point. Asus need to open the
market, used Linux and now made a deal with Microsoft (or was forced), where price should be
the same for both versions, even if necessary to put a little more hardware in the Linux
version. Almost fair, probably to avoid regulation issues.

This month in the Brazilian edition (#41 - April '08) of Linux Magazine (the German branch,
not the American one), with an interview with the Strategies Manager of MS Brazil, where he
presents this "strategy" in full terms. The article is only available online for subscribers
of LM.


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I'd say they got exactly what they wanted from us

Posted Apr 24, 2008 1:33 UTC (Thu) by midg3t (guest, #30998) [Link]

Could you mention or quote any of the key points of the article?

I'd say they got exactly what they wanted from us

Posted Apr 24, 2008 14:41 UTC (Thu) by accensi (guest, #11754) [Link]

Links is http://linuxmagazine.com.br/article/para_facilitar_a_inte...

As I said, it is restricted to subscribers. I will try later night to do some summary from the
copy at home.

I'd say they got exactly what they wanted from us

Posted Apr 25, 2008 11:30 UTC (Fri) by accensi (guest, #11754) [Link]

Found an online link:
http://linuxmagazine.com.br/noticia/entrevista_ms_brasil
You can use Google Translate for get an English version

Go to the answer of the 3rd question.

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