[LINK] Re: Windows XP versus Vista

[Stephen Wilson]

David Goldstein wrote:
> A lot of this talk of whether a person living in the third world can
> use Vista misses a very vital point. It is extremely unlikely there
> will is the infrastructure to even run a computer let alone have
> internet access.

This seems a rather pessimistic view of the "third world".

They have telecommmunications.  The Commission for Africa in 2004 
reported that the "number of mobile subscribers has already grown to 
over 50 million, representing over 7% of the population. The number of 
subscribers is currently expanding at around 35% a year, and is forecast 
to continue over the next few years".

The only other infrastructure needed to run a PC would be electrickery, 
which I don't think is unknown in the "third world".

Cheers,

Stephen Wilson
Managing Director
Lockstep

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