Comment Re:Gates Foundation (Score 1) 286
Umm, we are. Every time you buy a computer from a large vendor, it WILL have windows preinstalled.
Well, literally, I'm not buying that.
Government where I live is big on OSS, interoperability formats and all, so no conspiracy theories there. And consumers always buy what is best for them. This monopoly thing is old already.
If you think big vendors should 'escape the microsoft tax' selling linux, think again. The casual user would be lost and end up with a useless machine. That doesn't make them money. And of course there's the Apple choice, with no 'microsoft tax' whatsoever, and quite a few people are happy with that. Just because you don't like other people choices doesn't mean they're being forced to choose that way.
And regardless how Mr. Gates obtained his money, he could be sipping martinis and watching it burn, but isn't. Of his own will he spends it with a purpose beneficial to us all. That part is always worth cheering.