[Am-info] Microsoft to help design high school in Philadelphia

[mike]

Well if you look at it that way, you will have to come to 
the conclusion that Microsoft is acting the same way 
American business and government act around the world.  Not 
much difference there...

But I do agree that Microsoft acts in an immoral manner, 
driven by corporate greed.  If you get out of the forest so 
you can see the trees, you will also see similar activity by 
the foreign policy of America.

And of course there are many people around the world who 
also disagree with American foreign policy.  And to the 
surprise of many Americans, the people who most vehemently 
disagree with American foreign policy are not all 
terrorists, or foreigners, but rather well respected 
American analysts.

John J. Urbaniak wrote:

> 
> Mark Dodel wrote:
> 
> 
>>Like this bankrupt school system needs Microsoft's free advise to throw
>>money down the toilet:
>>
>>http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-09-04-microsoft-high-school_x.htm
>>
>>"PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Extending its reach in public education, Microsoft
>>said Thursday it will help design a new $46 million public high school in
>>Philadelphia that will embed computer technology everywhere from
>>classrooms and administrative offices to the desk of the football coach."
>>
> 
> 
> ...
> 
> 
>>They are insidious bastards.  For next to nothing they will get their
>>virusware into the schools to further control the mindset of our children,
>>and they get to make it sound like they are doing something altruistic.
>>
> 
> 
> I don't completely agree.  Microsoft is trying to get new business for itself.  It's hard to say that's completely evil.  What company wouldn't try to expand its business?
> 
> IBM, on the other hand, sold out its own products, its customers and partners.  IBM handed Microsoft its monopoly.  IBM refused to compete with Microsoft.  What IBM received in return for this betrayal of the entire computing sector of the world's economy is yet to be uncovered.  IBM executives are insidious bastards.
> 
> The PC Press also are insidious.  They took sides in the "OS Wars" and supported the Microsoft oligarchy.
> 
> And the Bush Administration let them off the hook.  That was insidious too.
> 
> John
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