Here is a little Microsoft Hypocrisy
Sorry, we live in Microsoft territory but these two back to back press releases seemed hypocritical to me.
First Bill Gates says: Bill Gates says West not supplying enough IT talent
November 07, 2006 01:46 PM ET
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - A shortage of information technology graduates from Western universities is leading companies to call on developing countries to meet research demand, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday. Full Article |
Then Microsoft announces this: Same day, same RSS Feed: Film, TV downloads newly available via Xbox 360
November 07, 2006 04:54 PM ET
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Microsoft Corp. will unlock the digital-distribution capabilities of its next-generation console, Xbox 360, to Hollywood studios beginning November 22. Full Article |
One of the truly big problems with our youth is the XBox. Many of the kids of our generation grow up playing games and that is the bulk of it. We are sending them out to compete for IT jobs, and other real jobs not grown up yet. Even at age 20.
If they don’t grow up, how can they compete? They can’t. Certainly there are families that manage their home , but too many do not. Great teaching experiences like Boy Scouts Of America have far too few boys joining.
This has helped fuel the stupid phenomena of the Gambling as a profession craze. TV has made it glamerous. Heck if you can’t compete, gamble.
Some are creative and can go from games to inernet phenom. These are few. So the wealth in our country will get more divided. Those that are smart and those that grew up on Z Xbox.
Reverse the trend if you have kids at home. Do your job. Be a parent. Save your kids from being a child of 8 at age 20 and unable to compete with others for a decent career.
Larry Cragun.
You missed another microsoft release, they released the Zune, the MS version on the ipod, that same week they released 3 patches. It will probably need anti virus software too. Maybe Bill has a point about finding good help, from the Z Xbox westerners or from else where. Both of my children were scouts, but that was in the pre-Xbox era.
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