When will Americans learn?
Michael Dell asked Vladimir Putin how the US could help Russia improve its IT infrastructure. Putin's response? "We don't need help. We are not invalids. We don't have limited mental capacity." Saucy! Vlads followed up by pointing out that Russian scientists mainly focus on software, not hardware -- interpreted by many as a further slap at Dell
From my experience of our American friends is that the a well meaning but ignorant of what goes on beyond their borders. More often than not they come over as dumb and arrogant!
Given that Russia has recently announced that it will be working on it's own Distro of Linux. Also it has instructed all schools and govenment bodies to use open source to lessen it's dependance on forign software. You might have thought that Michael Dell would have know it was a touchy subject. Anything said would have been seen as an insult unless it was said with extream care. You don't just blunder in to a conversation with Vladimir Putin without thinking long and hard before you open your mouth.
From my experience of our American friends is that the a well meaning but ignorant of what goes on beyond their borders. More often than not they come over as dumb and arrogant!
Given that Russia has recently announced that it will be working on it's own Distro of Linux. Also it has instructed all schools and govenment bodies to use open source to lessen it's dependance on forign software. You might have thought that Michael Dell would have know it was a touchy subject. Anything said would have been seen as an insult unless it was said with extream care. You don't just blunder in to a conversation with Vladimir Putin without thinking long and hard before you open your mouth.
