Mandriva v/s Microsoft

Just a week back heard new about orders of Intel Classmate budget PCs with Mandriva Linux on them which will have 2 GB of internal Flash storage and Wi-Fi mobile technology. Mandriva made announcement of it on October 30, 2007 with the title “Nigerian education selects Intel-powered Classmate PC with Mandriva Linux.” But 2 days after the press release, I got a flashing news about Nigerian Government’s decision of wiping the Mandriva Linux Software from those 17,000 computer and install the windows instead. This proves that Microsoft has taken the linux as the major threat to its business.

In an "Open Letter" to Steve Ballmer (Microsoft’s CEO), Bancilhon writes: "Then, your people get in the game and the deal got more competitive. I would not say it got dirty, but someone could have said that. Your team fought and fought again the deal, but still the customer was happy with the CMPC and Mandriva.
We actually closed the deal, we took the order, we qualified the software, we got the machine shipped. To conclude, we did our job. And, the machine are being delivered right now.
Now, we hear a different story from the customer : “we shall pay for the Mandriva Software as agreed, but we shall replace it by Windows afterward.”
Wow! I’m impressed, Steve! What have you done to these guys to make them change their mind like this? It’s quite clear to me, and it will be to everyone. How do you call what you just did Steve? There is various names for it, I’m sure you know them.”

Though Bancilhon wrote he won’t say the game got dirty, we do feel that Microsoft has gone against the normal business ethics and Lots of People are unhappy with this decision Nigerian government made. Tom Espiner writes for ZDnet.co.uk: “Hey Steve, how do you feel looking at yourself in the mirror in the morning?"