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Brazil's love of Linux
August 28, 2008
The open-source software definitely gets a warm reception here, but its role can easily be overestimated, too.
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Microsoft to expand low-cost Windows to Brazil
April 11, 2005
Company already offers the software in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, with plans to expand to India and Russia.
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Students in Brazil get a new Classmate
August 29, 2008
There is more at stake at the largest one-to-one computing project in Latin America than the reputation of Intel's Classmate PC.
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Microsoft to use comics in antipiracy campaign
January 22, 2007
Software giant has been expanding its antipiracy campaign since mid-2005, but can't yet say whether efforts are paying off.Images: Which copy of XP is the fake?
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Will the $100 PC fly?
February 10, 2006
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says a struggle between Bill Gates and Nicholas Negroponte will only produce losers.
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Open source: Developing markets look for alternatives to U.S.
November 14, 2005
Outside the U.S. and Europe, cost is a big motivator for governments to use open-source software--but it's not the only one. China: Local software for local people India: Speaking your language ...
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Microsoft pitches pay-as-you-go PCs
May 22, 2006
Trial program for emerging markets charges people for home computer use. Once they've coughed up enough, it's theirs. Photos: Paying off the PC by the hour
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Intel builds $400 laptop for school desks worldwide
May 3, 2006
CEO Paul Otellini touts access to PCs in an educational setting as one way to improve conditions in developing countries.
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Brazil: The spirit of community
November 15, 2005
Part of a special feature on open source and developing nations, a look at what the Brazilian government is doing in alternative software.
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