http://www.conradstrydom.com/2006/04/02/the-municator-possible-african-solution/ views and commentary from a web engineer Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:33:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.conradstrydom.com/2006/04/02/the-municator-possible-african-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Geekspin » Blog Archive » Bill Gates talks Wireless Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:14:40 +0000 https://geekspin.wordpress.com/2006/04/02/the-municator-possible-african-solution/#comment-251 [...] Bill Gates,during today’s Cape Town presentation, says that Microsoft are moving at introducing wireless technologies into Africa “so that internet can be delivered cheaply”. Hey, I am all for that, but it is the article on Reuters that is dissappointing, seems that MS is teaming up with MTN (Africas biggest mobile carrier) to provide a bandwidth solution packaged with a low-end PC running a stripped down version of Windows. Why am I disappointent? Well if cost is the problem, where are the solutions using exciting initiatives like Ubuntu and Edubuntu? Where is the South African version of the Municator? Africa does not need a strip downed low-end PC, we need an appliance that can operate with minimal support. Investors, take note! Why should we have an international company come and set down its proprietary fortress in our back yard now that their stock prices are crashing in back yard. I don’t know about you, but I am tired of this continent becoming the dumping ground for the rest of the worlds old news! At least Gates is right about one thing, Wireless is the only forward for us in this country. [...] [...] Bill Gates,during today’s Cape Town presentation, says that Microsoft are moving at introducing wireless technologies into Africa “so that internet can be delivered cheaply”. Hey, I am all for that, but it is the article on Reuters that is dissappointing, seems that MS is teaming up with MTN (Africas biggest mobile carrier) to provide a bandwidth solution packaged with a low-end PC running a stripped down version of Windows. Why am I disappointent? Well if cost is the problem, where are the solutions using exciting initiatives like Ubuntu and Edubuntu? Where is the South African version of the Municator? Africa does not need a strip downed low-end PC, we need an appliance that can operate with minimal support. Investors, take note! Why should we have an international company come and set down its proprietary fortress in our back yard now that their stock prices are crashing in back yard. I don’t know about you, but I am tired of this continent becoming the dumping ground for the rest of the worlds old news! At least Gates is right about one thing, Wireless is the only forward for us in this country. [...]

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