"The creatures looked from pig to man, and from man to pig..

and from pig to man again, but it was already [link|http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2002938692&zsection_id=2002119995&slug=webhugates18&date=20060418|impossible to say which was which]"

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Later he said to Gates: "I admire what you have achieved at Microsoft," Hu said.

"Because you, Mr. Bill Gates, are a friend of China, I'm a friend of Microsoft," he said.

"Also, I am dealing with the operating system produced by Microsoft every day," he added, amid laughter.

"I certainly look forward to the extension of your cooperation with China," Hu said.

Hu also said he would certainly welcome a further increase in Microsoft's investment in China.

"I'd also like to take this opportunity to assure you, Bill Gates, that we will certainly our words in protecting intellectual property rights," Hu said.

Gates responded: "Thank you, it's a fantastic relationship. And if you ever need advice on how to use Windows, I'll be glad to help."

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Post #252,655 by marlowe 4/19/06 6:56:41 PM Reply	"The creatures looked from pig to man, and from man to pig.. and from pig to man again, but it was already [link\|http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2002938692&zsection_id=2002119995&slug=webhugates18&date=20060418\|impossible to say which was which]" Excerpt: Later he said to Gates: "I admire what you have achieved at Microsoft," Hu said. "Because you, Mr. Bill Gates, are a friend of China, I'm a friend of Microsoft," he said. "Also, I am dealing with the operating system produced by Microsoft every day," he added, amid laughter. "I certainly look forward to the extension of your cooperation with China," Hu said. Hu also said he would certainly welcome a further increase in Microsoft's investment in China. "I'd also like to take this opportunity to assure you, Bill Gates, that we will certainly our words in protecting intellectual property rights," Hu said. Gates responded: "Thank you, it's a fantastic relationship. And if you ever need advice on how to use Windows, I'll be glad to help." [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/china.html#20060419\|Angelfire link] (turn off Javascript to avoid popups) [link\|http://fnmarlowe-politics-world.blogspot.com/2006/04/creatures-looked-from-pig-to-man-and.html\|Comment at blogger.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4 out of 5 Iraqis choose democracy! If you don't like my posts, don't click on them. Never mind the AP. Here's the real Iraq reporting: [link\|http://michaelyon.blogspot.com/\|http://michaelyon.blogspot.com/] "The period of debate is closed. Arms, as the last resort, decide the contest." - Thomas Paine, Common Sense
Post #252,657 by boxley 4/19/06 7:01:16 PM Reply	how could you post that with a straight face :-) Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #253,270 by mmoffitt 4/24/06 3:50:04 PM Reply	All kidding aside, MSFT does have a non-trivial presence in China. That's where they shipped a non-trivial set of support jobs. bcnu, Mikem It would seem, therefore, that the three human impulses embodied in religion are fear, conceit, and hatred. The purpose of religion, one might say, is to give an air of respectibility to these passions. -- Bertrand Russell

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