____/ John Bailo, Texeme.Construct on Wednesday 15 August 2007 06:20 : \____
> On Aug 14, 4:06 pm, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Brits! Act now to save the BBC from Microsoft
>>
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>> | The BBC are holding an open consultation regarding how they're
>> | going to delivery on-demand content, they want answers to
>> | questions like: "How important is it that the proposed seven-day
>> | catch-up service over the internet is available to consumers who
>> | are not using Microsoft software?"
>
> It's unbelievable and frightening that a public agency, which is
> entirely funded by tax money, is in the grip of an organization and
> forced to make decisions not in the benefit of the people.
>
> Even the Mafia and South American drug cartels never got as far as
> buying and controlling news media the way Microsoft has.
Speaking of misuse of tax money:
Big Business Still Opposes 51st State
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| More than half of Fortune 100 companies operate there, with billions
| invested in factories and trained workers. Eli-Lilly & Co., Abbott
| Laboratories and others, including Microsoft Corp. and Coca-Cola Co.,
| don't want to lose Puerto Rico's tax-free commonwealth status,
| politicians and academics say.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070320/puerto_rico_business.html?.v=1
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| My background is finance and accounting....
|
| However, the Gates Buffet foundation grant is nothing more than a shell
| game in which control of assets for both Gates and Buffet remain the same.
|
| THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH BY THESE TWO WILL BE
| MUCH MORE MASSIVE BECAUSE THEY WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO PAY ANY TAXES.
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http://www.mail-archive.com/futurew...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg03323.html
Microsoft Can't Use Own Software To Pay Washington State Taxes
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| Windows Vista is incompatible with the state's electronic filing
| system, according to a bulletin published by the State of
| Washington Employment Security Department.
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http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199100238&cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb
http://tinyurl.com/ynomsa
There's a lot more. Basically, Microsoft isn't as good for the Americans as
people wish to believe. Not much money ends up being contributed to the
nation. In fact, one could argues that Microsoft sucks money out of taxpayers
when they (over)charge governments. It's one of those things one can do with a
monopoly.
As for the BBC, it's not a case of overpricing. It's pure and simple. It's
corruption.
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