 MS giving away developer tools to students |
| MS giving away developer tools to students |
 Feb 19 2008, 12:07 PM
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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hJ0MTN1...fTxMYwD8UT82980
Hmmmm... I might have to download some of these things. -------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM)  Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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Feb 19 2008, 03:49 PM
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It's funny to me that the man is giving away extremely expensive software and yet yall are complaining about them promoting their products at the same time....
QUOTE (Hartmann @ Feb 19 2008, 03:48 PM) I agree with you and you're still arguing. I was responding more to peb than you |
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Feb 19 2008, 03:50 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Feb 19 2008, 03:49 PM) It's funny to me that the man is giving away extremely expensive software and yet yall are complaining about them promoting their products at the same time.... I was responding more to peb than you I just find it somewhat ironic. He's giving away his product because he wants more students to use it. I see this as he knows that one of the reasons Open Source works is because it's free (as in beer) and people will use the tools they have. On that front, good for him. However, I think claiming something that really isn't claimable (by either side), is a little much and will probably push away a good number of people who like Open Source technologies (hax0rs). -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Feb 19 2008, 03:54 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
QUOTE (Hartmann @ Feb 19 2008, 03:50 PM) However, I think claiming something that really isn't claimable (by either side), is a little much and will probably push away a good number of people who like Open Source technologies (hax0rs). You mean, push away the people who already hate Microsoft and won't use their products anyways? |
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Feb 19 2008, 04:00 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,402 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Feb 19 2008, 03:54 PM) You mean, push away the people who already hate Microsoft and won't use their products anyways? I'm arguing that there is a contingent of CS students who would use these Microsoft products but are proud of being "hackers" and that statement makes them a little weary. I worked with two guys from A&M for a while and they were die-hard Open Source programmers. I programmed using both VS.NET and Python and started showing them some different things, eventually they started using VS.NET as well and now they're aren't so gung-ho about everything having to be Open Source. There are ways to win hearts and minds, claiming something that isn't possible isn't one of them. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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pebkac MS giving away developer tools to students Feb 19 2008, 12:07 PM
pebkac Holy shit! You can get Windows Server 2003 to... Feb 19 2008, 12:12 PM Hartmann QUOTE (pebkac @ Feb 19 2008, 12:07 PM) ht... Feb 19 2008, 02:32 PM impala454 So the owner of a company tauts his products. Som... Feb 19 2008, 03:33 PM
Hartmann QUOTE (impala454 @ Feb 19 2008, 03:33 PM)... Feb 19 2008, 03:41 PM pebkac True. But I think that there's more to be sai... Feb 19 2008, 03:37 PM impala454 You guys are acting like Bill Gates just invented ... Feb 19 2008, 03:47 PM Hartmann I agree with you and you're still arguing. Feb 19 2008, 03:48 PM pebkac QUOTE You guys are acting like Bill Gates just inv... Feb 19 2008, 04:51 PM impala454 well again, tell that to every company in existenc... Feb 19 2008, 04:37 PM impala454 It was just funny to me that he/yall would expect ... Feb 19 2008, 05:24 PM zetec As a moderator, I feel it is my job, nay, my DUTY ... Feb 20 2008, 03:21 PM impala454 ribbit Feb 20 2008, 03:28 PM |
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