20 Nov
2004
20 Nov
'04
5 p.m.
slimboyfatboyslim a écrit :
Suing your customers is a very bad marketing strategy. I suppose even more in Asia.
why esp in Asia?
They have their own identity and expertise, so they don't need M$ at all. Also, free software is "compatible" with the global market economy.
For example, in Iran, there's no copyright and patent laws, so everybody can copy M$. But since Iran wants to enter the WTO, the government is urging people to use free software, because the WTO rules would then impose Iran to pay their "fair" amount of M$ tax: http://www.iranexpert.com/2004/linux21september.htm -- Marc