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Walmart still sells Linspire
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ZDnet it stuck on stupid bashing of Linux.
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Walmart still sells Linspire  cyber_rigger@... | 09/13/05
Way to go dude...  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
they OFFER Linspire.....  IT Scion | 09/15/05
Tortoise and hare  Roger Ramjet | 09/13/05
Agree  xstep | 09/13/05
Permanance?  DaveWick | 09/14/05
Yup!  Justcauz | 09/14/05
well...  evilkillerwhale@... | 06/18/07
The problem is  jorwell | 09/13/05
I agree 100% !!!  Linux_4u! | 09/13/05
Stupid is as stupid does.  Anton Philidor | 09/13/05
And that's driving them crazy  rapson | 09/13/05
I think you confuse Linux users  Michael Kelly | 09/13/05
You're right  rapson | 09/13/05
Another heads-up  Michael Kelly | 09/13/05
Thanks again  rapson | 09/13/05
Best of luck  Michael Kelly | 09/13/05
Note about GUI installer  Bob/Paul | 10/04/05
Windows emulation Question for Bob/Paul  ITcoder | 11/05/05
The skinny on Gentoo  Real World | 09/13/05
Thanks  rapson | 09/13/05
Some sites:  Bob/Paul | 10/04/05
That's not quite correct  ITcoder | 11/05/05
Agreed: I gave Gentoo a swing ...  Too Old For IT | 01/03/06
Inertia is only one reason Microsoft thrives.  Anton Philidor | 09/13/05
Inertia, not quite!  theoldman59 | 12/29/05
User Software: Game, Set, Match  Too Old For IT | 01/03/06
One bad Apple...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
I do agree  Michael Kelly | 09/13/05
You can say the same for  Real World | 09/13/05
But Microsoft isn't trying to win the market.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
A zealot is a zealot  Real World | 09/13/05
Once more, MS doesn't need "help", Linux does.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Microsoft must figtht to maintain it  voska | 09/13/05
Microsoft's needs are greater than Linux's  Real World | 09/13/05
Minor correcttion to your statement  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
Re: One bad Apple...  none none | 09/13/05
Zealots and stuff  SantiagoCrespo | 09/14/05
But what you fail to mention is...  ITcoder | 11/05/05
Wrong  ITcoder | 11/05/05
IBM we hit the question button  toxicfreak | 09/13/05
Well,  Real World | 09/13/05
thx the miracle of beer  toxicfreak | 09/13/05
Takes more than IBM and HP  __howard__ | 09/15/05
IBM is less than 1/2 of MS, market cap-wise  archerjoe | 12/19/05
linux vs windows  linuxoverwindows | 09/15/05
The $229 Dell  xstep | 09/13/05
It's not a deal  Chad_z | 09/13/05
How about the 299.99 Dell with XP,  John Zern | 09/14/05
Linux is a Religion  OS_Guy_7 | 09/13/05
Well done! lol  xstep | 09/13/05
You get those types in all camps  voska | 09/13/05
That's true  rapson | 09/13/05
Re: That's true  none none | 09/13/05
Linux user?  cyber_rigger@... | 09/13/05
But...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/14/05
I beg to differ, but MS is the Religion here  SantiagoCrespo | 09/14/05
Windows is a Religion  LBattis | 09/14/05
Mort, LOL  CheeseToast | 09/14/05
???  LBattis | 09/14/05
Nah  Too Old For IT | 01/03/06
Linux is a Religion: Growth and Learning  Too Old For IT | 01/03/06
Might have a point here  Chad_z | 09/13/05
Different Markets  Erik1234 | 09/13/05
Important point: acceptable price.  Anton Philidor | 09/13/05
#3 IS lame..  Wolfie2K3 | 09/14/05
Thin Client  johnbe1234 | 12/19/05
LOL, you've got to be kidding me.  maldain | 01/02/06
LOL, you've got to be kidding me.  maldain | 01/02/06
Keep doing, don't stop  opensourcepro | 09/13/05
Parochial.  Anton Philidor | 09/13/05
Not so Parochial  opensourcepro | 09/13/05
Keep in mind  rapson | 09/13/05
Missed the point  opensourcepro | 09/13/05
That doesn't make sense  rapson | 09/13/05
Stop trying  opensourcepro | 09/13/05
Logic?  Anton Philidor | 09/13/05
Re: Missed the point  none none | 09/13/05
The real Stupid is forgetting the important stuff  wolf_z | 09/13/05
I think the camel's-back  ebrke | 09/13/05
Oh I get it...  Michael Kelly | 09/13/05
Every other sentence you compare Linux to MS.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
2.5 words for you: Plug 'n' Play  Flubnut | 09/13/05
Totally agree  opensourcepro | 09/13/05
Speaking from personal experience  Michael Kelly | 09/13/05
Very cool  opensourcepro | 09/13/05
Linux Plug-n-Play works better for me too  Erik1234 | 09/13/05
This is a valid point.  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
Not just hardware . . .  CheeseToast | 09/14/05
2 words for you "Desktop Distribution"  sinnerbofh | 10/04/05
update  Flubnut | 12/19/05
Paul,  rapson | 09/13/05
Its doesnt matter to Paul what John meant.  vdraken | 09/13/05
To be fair,  rapson | 09/13/05
Just a matter of time  opensourcepro | 09/13/05
Learning and Imitating.  Anton Philidor | 09/13/05
Learning VS. Imitating  Katatawnic_z | 09/14/05
Mac is inspiring, I agree...  Anton Philidor | 09/14/05
History lesson needed here....  Scrat | 09/15/05
Technology isn't the problem, it's marketing.  JonathonDoe | 09/13/05
Patience for a "me too" product?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
It is...  rapson | 09/13/05
It is,,, becoming more Windows / Apple like.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
The other thing you have to remember  Michael Kelly | 09/13/05
How?  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
I agree!  Mark Miller | 09/13/05
Nothing Me Too about it  voska | 09/13/05
Of course you can.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
There you go again  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
Exactly, glad you agree  voska | 09/14/05
Both camps feed off of each other.  B.O.F.H. | 09/13/05
A red letter day BOFH, I agree with you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Actually your wrong on that account as well  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
Who's copying from who?  skeptic tank | 09/13/05
But, it doesn't matter a bit.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Yep  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
Still not getting it.  Anton Philidor | 09/13/05
Re: Still not getting it.  none none | 09/13/05
Two words: Too Technical  nothingness | 09/13/05
real ease of installation  cyber_rigger@... | 09/13/05
Too technical? Yes for some things  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
re: Two words: Too Technical  Katatawnic_z | 09/14/05
Linux will not succeed until they change the paradigm.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Pathetic  Tim Patterson | 09/13/05
You have to understand where he's coming from  Michael Kelly | 09/13/05
One thing  Tim Patterson | 09/13/05
Without developers, it's dead...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Yes Bit  Tim Patterson | 09/13/05
And yet for all your *clains*, it's gone nowhere...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Sure it's reality  voska | 09/14/05
Use whatever licence you like  uno@... | 09/13/05
And we are so happy for you...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Not really Bit  Tim Patterson | 09/13/05
No, you come on...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
"A few bucks"????  opensourcepro | 09/13/05
Not when you want to make a living selling products.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
OK, well...  Tim Patterson | 09/13/05
I agree about IBM's ad  opensourcepro | 09/13/05
General public? It's the IT people that do the buying.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Remember the point here Bit  Tim Patterson | 09/13/05
Re: OK, well...  none none | 09/13/05
Re: No, you come on...  none none | 09/13/05
Read the GPL yourseld.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Re: Read the GPL yourseld.  none none | 09/13/05
RE: REad the GPL  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
NO_AXE  voska | 09/14/05
Time for another spanking!  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
I think you're assuming a bit much  Mark Miller | 09/13/05
Did you pull that number out  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
And to set the record straight...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Encumberance  Tim Patterson | 09/13/05
Or just use Microsoft.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
I see, In response to one encumberance, switch to something even more . .  CobraA1 | 09/13/05
One man's poison...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Umm, last I heard, MS stuff has EULAs also  CobraA1 | 09/13/05
Re: One man's poison...  none none | 09/13/05
You can build on GPL software  voska | 09/14/05
Re: Or just use Microsoft.  none none | 09/13/05
Calm down child and stop the name calling.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Re: Calm down child and stop the name calling.  none none | 09/13/05
As I said, I've never needed it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Re: As I said, I've never needed it.  none none | 09/13/05
You don't know what you're talking about  chaosity234 | 09/13/05
Re: You don't know what you're talking about  none none | 09/13/05
Okay you are so full of it  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
Perhaps you should read the restrictions on Shared Source.  B.O.F.H. | 09/13/05
Who said compare?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Re: And to set the record straight...  none none | 09/13/05
Windows is robust enough I don't need to change it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Re: Windows is robust enough I don't need to change it.  none none | 09/13/05
Re: Windows is robust enough I don't need to change it.  none none | 09/13/05
"Just use the provided APIs"  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/13/05
once again spreading misinformation  chaosity234 | 09/13/05
No  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
Open Source is the way  opensourcepro | 09/13/05
Wow, how grandiose  Mark Miller | 09/13/05
Gotta correct you AGAIN...  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
Copycat Desktops? Wow, You Mean Like Vista Looking Like Tiger For Mac??  itanalyst | 09/13/05
The difference... Windows sells, Linux doesn't.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
A Thief Is A Thief...  itanalyst | 09/13/05
YOu mean when Apple "Stole" the idea from Xerox?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Why the quotation marks?  T25 | 09/13/05
I think it means...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/13/05
Actually, all that was paid for.  999ad@... | 11/02/05
And by the way, the courts say you are 100% dead wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Most People Don't Care What The Courts Say Anymore  itanalyst | 09/13/05
Apple did and still does.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
You can't patent software  daver_z | 09/13/05
versions  adiesen | 10/05/05
Well, duhhhhhh.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/13/05
That would be because  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/13/05
Linux plug and play vs Windows  Andromedat6 | 09/13/05
Network computer?  CobraA1 | 09/13/05
LINUX DIFFICULTIES  schoolfieldd | 09/15/05
It is clear that  michael_t | 09/13/05
Wrong, even the Unix shops...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Oh, So You're Saying For Servers Linux/Unix is the way to go?  itanalyst | 09/13/05
Choice is a good thing... That's why Windows wins the desktop.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
I HATE When I Have To Agree With You!!!  itanalyst | 09/13/05
ROFL  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Yes, It Definitely Will...So Will Their Ads  itanalyst | 09/14/05
Choice has nothing to do with it.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/13/05
So when are you quitting your job?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/14/05
I have a choice?  Erik1234 | 09/13/05
You need a new job then?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Lack of Choice  Erik1234 | 09/13/05
Then they need a new job?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
with gun pointed at my head.....  thelemite | 09/13/05
Show me this "gun"...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/14/05
The threat of gun is enough  voska | 09/14/05
Actually I'd say you are wrong  voska | 09/14/05
Linspire is very affordable and CNR Warehouse is great  hipparchus2000 | 09/13/05
Baloney  daver_z | 09/13/05
better than linspire  daver_z | 09/13/05
Murph, judging from the Linux supporters posts, it is...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
You're calling others stupid now!!??  chaosity234 | 09/13/05
No, I answered the man's question.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/14/05
Yeah right  chaosity234 | 09/14/05
copying  Update victim | 09/13/05
Geoworks...now there's a flashback! (NT)  Erik1234 | 09/13/05
Strategic gaps are Linux's viral openings  joef_z | 09/13/05
You would think more people would get it. (NT)  Zinoron | 09/13/05
kinda ironic when one FUD spreader.....  JoeMama_z | 09/13/05
You seem to have such grand consipracy theories  zzz1234567890 | 09/13/05
your analysis  zzz1234567890 | 09/13/05
HYPOCRITE - stop contradicting yourself  zzz1234567890 | 09/13/05
Several Major Innacurracies  mslicker | 09/13/05
Microsoft tries to hire Eric Raymond  xstep | 09/13/05
Ignoring common interface paradigms is stupid  D Soup | 09/13/05
No, it's called "innovation".  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/13/05
You've missed his point  chaosity234 | 09/14/05
Start with a misconception then go for there  Richard Flude | 09/13/05
KDE 4  xstep | 09/13/05
It's about time somebody said it.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/13/05
I have a philosophy question....  mytopsecretmailbox@... | 09/13/05
did I say something wrong?.....  mytopsecretmailbox@... | 09/13/05
Not really...  rapson | 09/14/05
Give it a go  Richard Flude | 09/13/05
Under communism...  Ngallendou | 09/14/05
It's not communist at all  voska | 09/14/05
Doesn't really fit communism  chaosity234 | 09/14/05
Taking Flamebait  Erik1234 | 09/14/05
Tough question...  Linux User 147560 | 09/13/05
Agree except about KDE/GNOME  chaosity234 | 09/13/05
Strongly disagree  xstep | 09/14/05
Problems arise though  Linux User 147560 | 09/14/05
Not really that problematic  chaosity234 | 09/14/05
Hatred of MS is the real "stuck on stupid"  spiv | 09/14/05
The savings is there  Linux User 147560 | 09/14/05
You talk cost like it means something to you  John Zern | 09/14/05
Its no  chaosity234 | 09/14/05
John you miss the point completely...  Linux User 147560 | 09/14/05
(just about) any software you want comes with Linux  gambrinus_z | 09/19/05
Well Said  Cayble | 12/29/05
Speaking as an IT buyer...  Ngallendou | 09/14/05
Speaking as another IT buyer  John Zern | 09/14/05
...and time.  stormculture | 09/14/05
speaking as a sysadmin  chaosity234 | 09/14/05
How many people are going to want to download...  Anton Philidor | 09/14/05
When did ZDNet hire trolls  John Zern | 09/14/05
Adoption (failure) = Apps (failure)  stormculture | 09/14/05
Re: Adoption (failure) = Apps (failure)  999ad@... | 11/02/05
It's marketing.  Gargarney | 09/14/05
Unfortunatly.....  Cayble | 12/29/05
Windohs users are stuck on stupid...  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
And don't reply with "there is already support...  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
if you want help just ask  chaosity234 | 09/14/05
Thank you for helping me make my point...  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
winmodems  chaosity234 | 09/14/05
You don't read very well do you?...  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
you're an arrogant prick  chaosity234 | 09/14/05
Ummm...gayosity234...  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
Shut up  Jeff the god of biscuits | 09/14/05
ouch that hurt  chaosity234 | 09/14/05
Message has been deleted.  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
gayosity234 ??  Jeff the god of biscuits | 09/14/05
Nice troll Colonel_panic  chaosity234 | 09/14/05
Listen...I love Linux...I even like...  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
Are there any real IT professionals here?  HelpDesk Dave | 01/04/06
Give me a break  Jeff the god of biscuits | 09/14/05
Do you think...  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
windohs???  Jeff the god of biscuits | 09/14/05
OK knuckle dragger...RTFA...  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
You are a home Luser  Jeff the god of biscuits | 09/14/05
What...  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
Good for you...  Cayble | 12/29/05
You know what I use?  Jeff the god of biscuits | 09/14/05
Ah! Good Post!  Cayble | 12/29/05
So what. Make a point.  Cayble | 12/29/05
John Caroll: M$ *EMPLOYEE*  swbobcat | 09/14/05
Linux is not ready for prime time  Jeff the god of biscuits | 09/14/05
I would have to disagree...  Linux User 147560 | 09/14/05
Linux Needs to Suck Up and Throw a Hail Mary  doieasylink | 09/14/05
Micro$oft is going to proprietary themselves...  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
Some 'biggies' are already 'on board' like...  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
The Linux desktop dev guys are wrong  AldoWatts | 09/14/05
Actually  Linux User 147560 | 09/14/05
Standardization of hardware drivers and software...  Colonel_Panic | 09/14/05
'Toopid?  benning | 09/15/05
Oy!  benning | 09/15/05
Right on !  Krazyken39 | 09/19/05
Duh!  gambrinus_z | 09/19/05
RE: Hmm.... ok, folks arguing this is foolish  Krazyken39 | 09/15/05
Desktop Linux should be replaced by Linux Portal OS  stevensee | 09/20/05
It will work one day  lukasab | 09/21/05
I think it works now  masinick@... | 09/21/05
Only Dubya is better at adjusting folks' expectations.  friedcow | 12/29/05
Paid by M$ ?  somedudehere | 10/05/05
Recently Switched  poocow666 | 10/05/05
Linux  doc_cotton | 11/01/05
Missing the 'desktop' will be missing the boat.  999ad@... | 11/02/05
Focus your thoughts  greavesg | 11/04/05
Right idea, wrong approach  ITcoder | 11/05/05
Its ZDNets fault!!!! Conspiracy!  Helper2 | 12/01/05
Bring ouch yer dead!  friedcow | 12/29/05
Only Dubya is better at adjusting folks' expectations.  friedcow | 12/29/05
linux should not step aside for redmond junk!  ozmont | 01/03/06

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