This chart has been floating around since Gustavo Duarte posted it on his blog a few days ago. These figures illustrate why the cost of living difference between the US and Latin America makes Microsoft a bad business concept for the region and also why North-by-South is a good one! It has found its way to both CNet and Slashdot (where, sadly, Commander Taco downplays the Brazilian free software movement by referring to a Linux.com article from a year ago which highlights a few negative comments and ignores almost all the concrete work being done for free software in Brazil).