[IP] more on Gates forecasts victory over spam

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

Delivered-To: dfarber+@ux13.sp.cs.cmu.edu
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 20:25:08 +0000
From: Brian Randell <Brian.Randell@newcastle.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Gates forecasts victory over spam

At 3:10 pm -0500 25/1/04, Dave Farber wrote:
> Delivered-To: dfarber+@ux13.sp.cs.cmu.edu
> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 14:18:12 -0500
> From: Michele Fuortes <mfuortes@med.cornell.edu>
> Subject: Re: [IP] : Gates forecasts victory over spam
> X-Sender: mfuortes@pop.med.cornell.edu
> To: dave@farber.net
>
> Dave,
>
> the speech is at:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/speeches/2004/01-23undp.asp
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Michele Fuortes

This seems to be a different speech, about the "UNDP and Microsoft 
Partnership to Combat Poverty in Developing Nations".

In looking through it to find mention of spam (without success) I came 
across this little gem of an exchange:

> QUESTION: I was wondering if Mr. Gates could clarify what kind of software 
> will be made available and considering that, especially developing 
> countries, have been quite vocal about Linux, if Linux fits in this 
> program at all?
>
> GATES: Well what Microsoft is providing is the software that Microsoft has 
> - it's Windows, Office, the development tools that Microsoft has, all the 
> things that we invest now over six billion dollars a year in pushing 
> forward, and so people who come to these centers have access to the very 
> latest, the very best software.
>
> Obviously in these various centers they'll be adding software from other 
> providers based on whatever they see the demand as.
>
> So there's no exclusivity, but our role is to help with the expertise and 
> curriculum around software that is quite popular and happens to come from 
> Microsoft.

Cheers

Brian Randell

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