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      Man, Bill Gates is pissed that the <a href="http://laptop.org/">OLPC</a>
      project isn't using Windows (<a
      href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060316/tc_nm/microsoft_gates_dc">from
      Reuters</a>):
    </p>
    <blockquote><p>
      "If you are going to go have people share the computer, get a broadband
      connection and have somebody there who can help support the user, geez,
      get a decent computer where you can actually read the text and you're not
      sitting there cranking the thing while you're trying to type," Gates said.
    </p></blockquote>
    <p>
      Interesting, considering just a few months ago his opinion of OLPC was
      subtly different (<a
        href="http://www.linuxpipeline.com/blog/archives/2006/01/sour_grapes_and.html">via
        New York Times, quoted in Linux Pipeline</a>):
    </p>
    <blockquote><p>
      According to several people familiar with the discussions, Microsoft had
      encouraged Mr. Negroponte to consider using the Windows CE version of its
      software, and Microsoft had been prepared to make an open-source version
      of the program available.
    </p></blockquote>
    <p>
      For the potential market of a million schoolchildren Microsoft will do
      anything.  Take that market away and give it to Linux of all people, and
      they'll FUD you to death.
    </p>
    <p>
      <small>NP: <cite>Motion</cite>, Cinematic Orchestra </small>
    </p>
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