Re: [seul-edu] Microsoft Plans to Contribute to Mexico's Internet Initiative

[Leon Brooks <leon@brooks.fdns.net>]

On Friday 26 April 2002 13:10, Nicolas Marchildon wrote:
> "But some Mexican government officials are attacking Microsoft's
> involvement, arguing that it will only give the company greater control of
> a market that it already dominates. They say Microsoft's donation may be an
> attempt to block an "open-source" movement spreading throughout Latin
> America, which gives computer users free access to software."

> I hope this reaction will be enough to stop Microsoft, but I doubt so.

Microsoft will grease enough palms to make it happen. Fact of life. Someone 
should tell them that Bill's not a Catholic.

Cheers; Leon