[kictanet] [Skunkworks] Fwd: [ke-internetusers] your opportunity own a laptop, , interest-free government facilitated loan

[Rad!]

Not that I have anything against laptops, but why not desktops as
well, given that they are generally cheaper and easier to upgrade?

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Gakuru Alex<alexgakuru.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:26 AM
> Subject: [ke-internetusers] your opportunity own a laptop, ,
> interest-free government facilitated loan
> To: ke-users <ke-internetusers at bdix.net>
>
>
> Folks,
>
> I was at this meeting- a very good initiative. Proposed loan maximum
> 50,000/=. I requested that they be supplied unbundled - i.e. without
> Operating System or other software. Microsoft Windows costs 10,000/=
> Microsoft Office 17,000/= total cost 27,000/= (more than half the loan
> amount!!). That would mean that you would have to buy a low-spec
> laptop to accommodate proprietary software costs within 50K limit.
>
> Costs that would be done away with thus enable owners get highest
> specs laptops, if choose FOSS operating systems (such as
> www.ubuntu.com, www.pcbsd.org (Ken Kasina developed installer!!),
> www.fedoraproject.org, en.opensuse.org, www.redhat.com, etc). that all
> come with free OpenOffice. Give local IT youths installation contracts
> for these and MORE FOSS applicatications, at, say, 7,000/= per laptop.
>  1 million x 7,000 =????? :) talk about national software cost
> savings, youth empowerment, promoting local innovation, and taxes
> retentions...
>
> Obviously, not to exclude them, Microsoft are entitle to pitch sales
> too,, we see which makes business and national sense?
>
> Companies, organisations, associations can also get the interest-free
> the laptops loans for their employees, staff, members. Will keep you
> updated as events unfold.
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Alex
>
> -----
>
> [Business Daily]
> State to guarantee loans for laptops
> By Okuttah Mark
> Thursday, July 23 2009
>
> Organisations or individuals seeking to take advantage of this year’s
> budget stimulus package on laptops are free to negotiate with any
> banking institution, computer vendors or the telecommunication
> companies.
>
> This follows the announcement by the government through the Permanent
> Secretary for Information, Dr Bitange Ndemo. that the government will
> only facilitate the process but the negotiations will be done by
> interested parties on their own.
>
> The incentive was offered by Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta during
> this year’s budget and aims at accelerating computer access in the
> country.
>
> In the one million computer campaign, the government will guarantee
> money borrowed either by individuals or organisations to buy the
> laptop between now and June, next year. The government will also pay
> the interest on the loan.
> ...
>
> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/628254/-/u8x1gfz/-/index.html
>
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