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265781 2004-08-26 13:03:00 here (www.theinquirer.net) mikebartnz (21)
265782 2004-08-26 13:10:00 Outrageous!

Cheers Murray P
Murray P (44)
265783 2004-08-26 18:41:00 Not quite precedent setting, more like S.O.P.
R2
R2x1 (4628)
265784 2004-08-26 19:18:00 just shows you how much thinking power they have at MS control center. Earnie Moore (5918)
265785 2004-08-26 21:23:00 All's fair in love and marketing... :)

Microsoft probably just ran it to see who would pick up on such a ridiculous claim.
Dolby Digital (160)
265786 2004-08-27 02:44:00 I saw the advertisement, and mumbled to myself that I should write and complain to the magazine. Nice to see that someone did something useful about it. ;-)

Of course it was more expensive. It was running on reliable hardware.

It's interesting that IBM have the aim of getting all their corporate desktops (400000 of them) off MS software by the end of 2005. They are making lots of money from selling Linux support with their hardware, and I'm sure they remember the "cooperative" development of OS/2. :D
Graham L (2)
265787 2004-08-27 10:17:00 > here
> (www.theinquirer.net)

This is just the beginning of M/S, B/S, machines work
drb1 (4492)
265788 2004-08-27 13:09:00 >they remember the "cooperative" development of OS/2.
I wonder where OS/2 might have been if IBM had been prepared to market it properly or if MS had not decided to control the worlds PC's and remained a partner. Certainly a good example why not to get into bed with MS.
mikebartnz (21)
265789 2004-08-27 13:37:00 > > they remember the "cooperative" development of
> OS/2.
> I wonder where OS/2 might have been if IBM had been
> prepared to market it properly or if MS had not
> decided to control the worlds PC's and remained a
> partner. Certainly a good example why not to get
> into bed with MS.

It has given us a much stronger Linx , I hope Mandrake dont get to M/S on the deal.
drb1 (4492)
265790 2004-08-27 13:43:00 I can see it now,MS hop into bed with redhat,adopt what they want,string redhat along,change all the standerds,drop redhat......

Within 3 years no one will ever remember any other but MS Linux.
metla (154)
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