Initiate Phase III: hire Jerry Seinfeld. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/04/microsoft-ads-first-phase-to-engage-consumers-spark-conversation/ -jmz On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 7:50 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > > > "Mr. Ballmer, they're not buying 'Mojave Experiment'." > > "Initiate Phase II: Booze, Whores and Drugs for the entire Quebecois > parliament." > > :) > > > On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Joe Baptista wrote: > >> >> Our governments up here are very corrupt. Microsoft has excellent >> marketing skills too that appeal to the civil servants. Booze, whores and >> drugs - it was like that in the 80's and I have no reason to suspect >> anything has changed since I was with the premiers office in Ontario. >> Booze, whores and drugs and a little payola I'm sure. >> >> cheers >> joe baptista >> >> P.S. thanks for the story - would of missed it otherwise. >> >> -- >> Joe Baptista >> www.publicroot.org >> PublicRoot Consortium >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> The future of the Internet is Open, Transparent, Inclusive, Representative >> & Accountable to the Internet community @large. >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> Office: +1 (360) 526-6077 (extension 052) >> Fax: +1 (509) 479-0084 >> >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 10:00 PM, der.hans wrote: >> >>> moin moin, >>> >>> http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/08/27/tech-quebec.html >>> >>> >>> http://facil.qc.ca/en/media/20080828-facil-contests-the-quebec-government-purchasing-methods-for-software >>> >>> We all know it's rentals anyway. >>> >>> But, 400,000 GNU/Linux desktops in France? >>> >>> Netherlands banned proprietary software for government. >>> >>> No wonder the European economy is doing better :). >>> >>> ciao, >>> >>> der.hans >>> -- >>> # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.ABLEconf.com/ >>> # ABLEconf.com - Free Software conference September 20th in Phoenix >>> # Molotov Bible - religion thrown at other people in order to cause an >>> # explosive situation - der.hans >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > - > -- "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." --Albert Einstein - http://www.joshuazeidner.com/