>How come none outside of the US? =(
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>How about say, Manila? =(
In my view this is a big publicity event designed to "buy" back popularity among IT professional in the USA. When I talk to average IT folk (not the 1% gurus who use every latest technology MS puts out), the opinion about M$ company and in its products is very low.
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