Micro$oft will continue to laugh all the way to the bank, as we debate merits of what platform to adopt. Anybody ever heard of Economic Hit Men (EHM)! I can assure you, we have been hit. Let's not forget that M$ is not evil. They are just trying as hard as everybody else to remain relevant in the hard economic times, and pay their shareholders. But should we do it with our blood? How many new computers are sold with proprietary M$ software in Kenya? How much of that hard earned capital could go into better use? Why have established and developed economies seen the need to move from propietary software to FOSS, to the extend of legislating in parliament? How comes the Open Source community was caught napping? How was M$ able to pull the carpet under them? Probably somebody with a bigger platform like Mr. Walubengo can write a blog where a bigger audience will be able to access the merits and de-merits of the government position to partner with Micro$oft. The question I ask myself is, "If I was paying for software license with my money, which direction would I take"? Have you ever tried to change a company who's employees were weaned with M$ and ICDL to FOSS? You will see Organisational behavour resistance to change at it's best. Remember "The foundation of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decision of Chancellors or the spending programs of government" - George Osborne _____________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know