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277137 2004-09-30 07:27:00 Yes - Apparently its true!

Read about it here:
Zdnet.com.au (www.zdnet.com.au)

...But then what would those aussies know anyways ;-)


Chill.
Chilling_Silence (9)
277138 2004-09-30 07:50:00 OMFG did they just figure that out o_O Megaman (344)
277139 2004-09-30 08:13:00 Nothing new there, same theme regurgitated by a different author every so often for the last 20yrs 45South (4769)
277140 2004-09-30 11:11:00 From the same site . . .

PCs running Linux are growing in popularity in part because they can be loaded with a pirated copy of Windows, according to a study from analyst Gartner .

The consulting firm issued a report on Wednesday stating that about 40 percent of Linux PCs will be modified to run an illegal copy of Windows, a bait-and-switch maneuver that lowers the cost of obtaining a Windows PC .




Obviously they are all crack heads .
metla (154)
277141 2004-09-30 16:40:00 "Obviously they are all crack heads."

:^O indeed.
alphazulusixeightniner (185)
277142 2004-09-30 21:13:00 You're being hard on the aussies, that article is from the UK :)

>>>By Ingrid Marson, ZDNet UK
Terry Porritt (14)
277143 2004-10-01 01:26:00 Some suggest that MS actually encourage the installation of pirated copies of windows on, so called naked, PC's as a means of capturing more market that might otherwise go elsewhere for their OS needs .

For the spin on this rational have a read of This ( . theregister . co . uk/2004/09/29/linux_windows_piracy_cover/" target="_blank">www . theregister . co . uk) .

This tactic, if true, does seem to provide definite benefits to MS by nurturing windows methods and ways in lieu of and before the alternatives can take a grip .

Cheers Murray P
Murray P (44)
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