[Newchix] Microsoft Pushing products? maybe more towards Linux? (fwd)

[Alex Snow]

This is very interesting.  I think that If a GUI That is as easy, if not
easier, to use than windows, This would be very atractive to Schools.  Also
the adaptive technology for linux is mostly free.  This is good because lets
say I was taking a highschool class in HTML.  On a windows box, A screen
reader is $500+.  The school would have to buy it and pay for it and any
upgrades.  On linux, a simple kernel recompilation and bingo! Talking
computer usable by a blind student.  And lets face it, there's no "This
Program Has performed an elegal operation and will shut down" message in
linux. Oh, I wonder If microsoft has copyrighted that message.
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From: "Deedra Waters" <curi0315 at tampabay.rr.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 7:47 PM
Subject: [Newchix] Microsoft Pushing products? maybe more towards Linux?
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> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:44:48 -1000
> From: Ralph Miranda <dragonhawk007 at hotmail.com>
> To: newchix at linuxchix.org
> Subject: [Newchix] Microsoft Pushing products?  maybe more towards Linux?
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> Get a load of this info... Microsoft in Oregon?  talk about heavy handed.
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http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf
/html_standard.xsl?/base/all_wire_stories/101386428029222529.xml
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