Re: bill gates bribes ... uh, invests $400 million in india

[achana saysit com]

Please, sir, I am from under-developed country.
Bribe me with USD400 millions. GBP even better.
Poor Man Chan


"Robert P. J. Day" wrote:
> 
> um ... some of you folks *definitely* need to evolve a
> sense of humor.
> 
> On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Gautam P wrote:
> 
> >    Well, the 400m $ for the Health Sector development
> > in India given by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is
> 
> in the first place, there is no $400M for the health
> sector department.  as every news article has clearly
> described, that amount is the *total* investment that
> microsoft is making in india.  that includes a reported
> $100M in microsoft's software development center in
> hyderabad, and another $20M for computer training
> for teachers and students at government-run schools.
> 
> and you can bet that those teachers and students won't
> be learning anything about the wonders of open source.
> except, perhaps, that it's anti-business, a "cancer",
> and so on.
> 
> > not a "bribe" to the local politicians of India as
> > quoted by Robert's local newspaper. That is total
> > "BULLSHIT". These local newspapers and media can goto
> > any length to demean a nation's government or a
> > software giant with "NO PROOF".  If any Indian govt.
> > official reads that article, he will sue the local
> > newspaper for "n" million $  to prove the theory.
> 
> my local paper never used the word "bribe".  *i* used
> that word.  it's called satire.  sheesh.
> 
> >   If any person puts his money in a good cause like
> > AIDS control, we should not demean him by referring
> > the aid as a bribe !
> 
> and it is, of course, a complete conicidence that bill
> gates -- a convicted monopolist -- would show up in
> india, flinging money around, and offering piles of
> free "training" just after officials in india's
> department of information technology publicized details
> of the "Linux India Initiative".
> 
> investing part of your staggering fortune in helping
> those less fortunate, particularly those with AIDS,
> is a laudable and noble gesture.
> 
> doing the same as part of a cynical, opportunistic
> strategy to crush your competition is not.
> 
> rday
> 
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