I think microsoft kinda distracts from the argument, I like to say one vendor systems are always a monopoly, and I've always been taught that monopolies are bad. So why do we make an exception when we come to software. Why does my uni<br>favor a company with is taken to court for dubious business<br>practices and unethical conduct. Is that laying an example down<br>to young minds, that acting in this mannor is okay. That embrace , extend and extinguish are good business? <br><br>I mean, we sell fair trade coffee in the uni bar, why can't we<br>have ethical software in use on the network?<br><br>I suggest you all check this , and get back to me.<br><br>http://www.thecorporation.com/index.cfm?page_id=46<br><br>Laters,<br>Lee<br><br><br><br><b><i>gordon dunlop <gordon@zubenel.freeserve.co.uk></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> A new theory, by targeting University students with
ultra-low prices and <br>special deals to Universities in licensing of machines,i.e, for every <br>Windows OS license we will chuck in a free copy of Office (3 times the <br>cost of the OS license) are they trying to control the future. It may <br>cost Microsoft $1 billion to do this, profits are $12 billion annually, <br>why ? I think that Universities are the breeding grounds for the future <br>leaders of technology and society in general, yes people with little <br>educational background can reach the top, 95% of computer programmers, <br>technical engineers & scientists have University backgrounds. By trying <br>to mold them within their system means a certain amount of control over <br>them e.g. I like Microsoft because they helped me in doing my <br>dissertation. In business, law and social studies, by being used to <br>their systems when you rise up the ranks you will be Microsoft <br>orientated. There is one profession where Microsoft is limited and that
<br>is in science, as a former scientist I had windows on my desktop but for <br>serious number crunching I could only use Unix with programming in <br>Fortran (shows my age). It is still true to today that scientists use <br>Linux for the flexibility, control and programming capabilities that <br>cannot be had in the Windows system. It is a peculiar theory and I could <br>be completely wrong about this, but if it creates dialogue within the <br>Linux user group that is OK. It is better to say something rather than <br>nothing as we can only learn by our mistakes.<br><br>gordon<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>dundee GNU/Linux Users Group mailing list<br>dundee@lists.lug.org.uk http://dundee.lug.org.uk<br>https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dundee<br>Chat on IRC, #tlug on dundee.lug.org.uk<br></blockquote><br><p> 
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