IDG.net: E-México favors Windows over Linux

“While Linux is being embraced by a number of governments thanks
to its perceived flexibility, relative security and bargain
basement price, some open-source proponents are still finding it a
hard sell when pitted against the reputation and resources of major
vendors.

“Such is the case in Mexico, where an ambitious government
project to build out the country’s IT infrastructure and move its
100 million citizens online by 2006 is being sponsored in large
part by Microsoft Corp. Through a series of deals, the software
maker has agreed to invest an estimated $100 million in software
and training for tens of thousands of teachers, technicians and
professionals.

“Microsoft has pledged $60 million in software and training to
help fund Internet kiosks that are being built in remote
communities. The software maker has also allotted $10 million to
train workers in small and mid-size businesses, along with an
additional grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the
country’s Vamos México program to be used to move the
countries libraries online…”

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