Facebook's “free internet” programme hits a roadblock in India

Re:Facebook's “free internet” programme hits a roadblock in ... by drumdance on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @06:08PM (#10854646)

Microsoft was in a class by themselves in terms of how their ruthlessness played out. Harsh negotiation demands plus technical bullshit like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AARD_code

I haven't heard stories like this about Facebook, but perhaps they're better at covering their tracks.

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Re:Facebook's “free internet” programme hits a roadblock in ... by rms_returns on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @09:52PM (#10855654)

They did their best to kill Linux:

- Negotiation and "arrangements" with OEMs that they will only pre-install Windows on all devices.

- Allowing "selective piracy" to happen so the masses are addicted only to Windows, while they still earn from corporate clients.

- Making Word/Excel formats not compatible with ODF (Open Document Format), thus making it difficult for OpenOffice/LibreOffice to function.

If I think about it, it seems like a wonder that I even have Linux running on my laptop today!

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Re:Facebook's “free internet” programme hits a roadblock in ... by samstave on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @06:22PM (#10854721)

Walmart was in the same class

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Re:Facebook's “free internet” programme hits a roadblock in ... by DavidChouinard on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @07:34PM (#10855088)

All successful companies are part of the class, visible or not.

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Re:Facebook's “free internet” programme hits a roadblock in ... by tylermauthe on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @07:31PM (#10855073)

I'm sure you're right, but I'm curious -- in what ways?

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