Microsoft Expanding Support for Low Cost Flash Based Computers

[iMav]

I think better to stay away from news section, can save a lot of time.

better stay away from making such posts

 

[gxsaurav]

we should not / need not teach something at schools thats not affordable for the large majority of the people of India. Coz MS may give stripped down versions / student versions and all those kinda tricks in schools, but once the students get into Win, they are not exposed to any other alternatives.

No, wrong. In today's world if u say that students are not exposed to Linux then that is a lie. Today with magzines like digit or chip, state goverment intiatives etc....Linux is more widely known then before. Students are exposed to both MS & Linux.

Remember - not all people get free windows / office form MS. And the large majority in India falls in the other category. So it is very simple logic that Linux and Open Source is best suited for countries like India.

I understand, but calling MS evil cos they are trying to market there product here is wrong.

By looking at the history of MS, any one with a non-biased view can understand it very well.

Welcome to profit making method 101 a.k.a. business.

And by giving free CDS / stripped versions / all those things by MS - is the way to lure kids. They are not giving the Windows OS free. Their trick is very similar to the drug sellers near college campuses, First give a small quantity of drugs, once they get addicted, they are forced to buy it lol.

What forced? U r saying like the students are blind kids who don't have the ability to think & decide on there own.

MS has no close competitors MS has right to do the same thing Linux people does. But the difference is for MS, the first thing is their business, they are in campus for advertising their product and making money out of it - of course they have the right to do so. For Open source people first thing is goodwill of community. Isn't it a difference ? ?

Ever heard about the Windows Community?

 

[din]

Well, had to come back !

No, wrong. In today's world if u say that students are not exposed to Linux then that is a lie. Today with magzines like digit or chip, state goverment intiatives etc....Linux is more widely known then before. Students are exposed to both MS & Linux.

I am not sure how things are in Pune, may be majority of kids have PC at their homes there. But here in Kerala and most part of south India things are different. The only way to access / learn computer is school for them. That also just because a lot of good people who donate fund, computers etc to schools. So getting magazines CDs or even distros in CD / DVD is of no use for the vast majority school students out here. If they are forced to learn only Windows they will have no other choice at all. Linux is gaining more popularity and becoming a serious threat to MS - yes, that is a fact, but for students, what is in schools - are ultimate for them. That is what I meant.

I understand, but calling MS evil cos they are trying to market there product here is wrong.

Nobody is against companies marketing or doing business. Only thing is there is good practise and bad practise. When a company does un-ethical business, no justification will make it ok. MS is evil not because they sell Windows but their way of selling and marketing. Sorry, I know tough to understand unless we are un-biased.

Welcome to profit making method 101 a.k.a. business.

OK, there may be companies doing un-ethical business, but that does not mean that business is all about making money. Ever been into business ? ? Once you are in, you will see how some people keep all ethics in business and some always run behind money and nothing else. Again, it is a personal matter to keep ethics - may be in our personal life, may be in business, may be n social life. Upto the person.

What forced? U r saying like the students are blind kids who don't have the ability to think & decide on there own.

Already explained above. If they are addicted to Win (the same state students of Kerala were in - 3 yrs back) they will not get exposed to other alternatives much. Its the school for most of them, they do not have the luxury of a PC at home to try out the alternatives. MS is well aware of that and try their tricks.

Ever heard about the Windows Community?

I was comparing teh company MS, not the good people who are in MS community. There are very nice persons I know - best example is Vishal who very rarely (almost never) come to these kinda arguments, but helps others very much. That does not mean that MS help all people. Its the community.

better stay away from making such posts

Sorry, no comments to you anymore sir Regarding my posts, I am well aware and always read before I post and I delete / edit my posts whenever I feel its not appropriate. What I meant was to stay away from explaining things to people who pretend they do not understand things

 

[Cyrus_the_virus]

@din, are you trying to convince these addicts that Microsoft is doing business unethically?*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/21.giflol... I thought you learnt long back*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/3.gif

This news has been around for some time and I din't want to post this myself because I knew there was no use fighting with these MS Fanboys talking about microsoft expanding their business ethically. *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/43.gif

If they keep doing this, I have to warn them that I'm going to post the entire news about what the tech Industry is saying and royally pawn these 2 fanboys who think they are Microsoft's PRs. I'm warning you, the industry has already agreed about the absolute desperate and unethical attempts by Microsoft in this matter.

And for those who still think Microsoft is not desperate, hmmmm I wonder where they went when I had posted this:
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=74563 *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/39.gif

 

[blueshift]

what alternatives are u talking about din?
What alternatives do u want after learning Windows and what alternatives does linux provide?
please explain.

 

[din]

Offtopic - others, please ignore ..

@blueshift

Alternatives - Other OS instead of Windows, other office suits instead of M S Office, other graphical tools than paid ones. Basically the softwares, OS and other programs which will not cost a lot of $$$$ and at the same time provide all functionalities and more secure and stable.

Linux and Opensource now provide a wide variety of applications, Operating system etc which is best suited in Indian scenario.

After learning windows ? I am confused, I didn't mean using all these after learning Windows anywhere.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

by using software "donated" by a propiatary company, the kids won't be able to study the os as well as those using oss. besides, linux is MUCH better than windows if you learn it from the begining.

besides, what do they mean by "donating" the os? thats what us FOSS guys have been doing all the time