We don't need help. We are not invalids.

[VIBGYOR]

Yah Yah Papaya Putin!

Putin to Dell: "We don't need help. We are not invalids."

by Nilay Patel, posted Jan 28th 2009 at 4:32PM
As you may be aware, the Davos conference for the super-rich and powerful is going on in Switzerland right now, and throwing all those egos into a room together can lead to some testy moments -- like today, when 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. Any bets on whether Mikey D replied by saying that if he were in charge, he'd shut Russia down and give it back to the people?

 

[singveld]

russia computer and semiconductor are many years behind the rest of the world.

their last computer innovation was tetris.

but their market is closed, so that local are protected. if they open up, their FAT IT industry will be killed by the west.

 

[red amoeba]

putin has the guts to stand up against the americans.

its a joke but its the closed nature of their finance system that leaves them not so much affected by this financial crisis, and now the russian tycoons are still taking dirty roubles, sipping champagnes and scooping caviar...

 

[High Command]

Naaaah he just frightened of being bugged.