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Well Played,
very well played indeed !
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It's not about Windows  cruggeld | 10/07/08
Yes, Microsoft makes XP and Vista very easy to pirate exactly for the  DonnieBoy | 10/08/08
Let's see  markbn | 10/08/08
So your telling me ...  MisterMiester | 10/08/08
bottom line  shamunda | 10/09/08
Linux is so not ready  fr0thy2 | 10/09/08
typical of you  markbn | 10/09/08
The LSE issue may not have been averted via Linux.  B.O.F.H. | 10/09/08
Wait a second  markbn | 10/09/08
"The LSE gave a different explanation"  bmerc | 10/10/08
Thanks for proving him wrong  markbn | 10/10/08
It is momentum, not quality  shardeth | 10/09/08
No Linux? Hah! Follow the Money!  Seamus O'Brog | 10/09/08
Dear tgdf3141  elderlybloke | 10/09/08
No, that honor goes to open source criminals  markbn | 10/09/08
Only open source ...  MisterMiester | 10/09/08
how do you know  markbn | 10/09/08
@markbn - Because I went ...  MisterMiester | 10/09/08
And  markbn | 10/09/08
Markbn, why are you dodging the real issue?  bmerc | 10/10/08
Re: why are you dodging the real issue?  markbn | 10/10/08
Logical connection please!....(NT)  Update victim | 10/09/08
it's very clear  markbn | 10/09/08
Well Played,  elderlybloke | 10/09/08
No, it's just the familiarity factor.  TripleII | 10/08/08
Windows Starter Edition is Crippleware ...  MisterMiester | 10/08/08
"no wonder"  markbn | 10/08/08
Nice ...  MisterMiester | 10/08/08
OK, sorry for calling you wacko  markbn | 10/08/08
Markbn, I will just say one thing  nilotpal_c | 10/09/08
Then, there is no hope for Desktop Linux  markbn | 10/09/08
LOL - and yes - LOL nt  USTechHead | 10/09/08
So Vista is doing well in India, is it?  nilotpal_c | 10/09/08
You did not read the post I was answering to, did you?  markbn | 10/09/08
Oh yes  nilotpal_c | 10/10/08
Time to do my good action of the day  markbn | 10/10/08
Wonderful, now try to follow your own advice  nilotpal_c | 10/10/08
YOU should follow it  markbn | 10/11/08
A few hundred viruses....  joe.smetona@... | 10/09/08
I hope  markbn | 10/09/08
Re: I hope.  joe.smetona@... | 10/09/08
use an open source AV  markbn | 10/09/08
re:re:I hope...  JABBER_WOLF | 10/09/08
It's Obvious you guys haven't used Linux.  joe.smetona@... | 10/09/08
sure  markbn | 10/09/08
Absolutely  TedKraan | 10/11/08
So  markbn | 10/11/08
A perspective from Brazil  goyta | 10/09/08
this is quite common  nothingness | 10/09/08
WOW!!! That's limited  Update victim | 10/09/08
It's not what I claim ....  MisterMiester | 10/09/08
HAHAHAHA  markbn | 10/08/08
It's true that Linux is growing...  eMJayy | 10/09/08
I don't remember having said  markbn | 10/09/08
"You don't remember..." eh?  bmerc | 10/10/08
OK  markbn | 10/10/08
It is the world renowned economist DonnieBoy  GuidingLight | 10/09/08
LOL - you know I think your right...move over Greenspan...nt  USTechHead | 10/09/08
Is that not a reflection on Linux?  deowll | 10/09/08
Microsoft accepts strategy change at the top  The Management consultant | 10/09/08
Talk about leaving out facts!  hickum | 10/07/08
Jason also seems to have left out...  Sleeper Service | 10/08/08
Hold on there....  James Quinn | 10/08/08
Actually the iPod is the best solution...  Sleeper Service | 10/08/08
You must be joking ...  MisterMiester | 10/08/08
You're confusing...  Sleeper Service | 10/08/08
I'm saying the exact same thing ...  MisterMiester | 10/08/08
Oh right.  Sleeper Service | 10/09/08
Retail Outlets.  b.bob | 10/08/08
How about Target?  MisterMiester | 10/08/08
Retail Outlets.  jeremy@... | 10/09/08
A little off topic, but...  psion@... | 10/09/08
Twisted FACTS  Update victim | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  kevinfarringer@... | 10/07/08
How much of a book do you own anyway?  Patanjali | 10/08/08
Re: How much of a book do you own anyway?  rikasa | 10/08/08
How much of a book do you own anyway? Evidently more than you!  kevinfarringer@... | 10/09/08
Own v. license  Update victim | 10/09/08
I own a book enough to lend it to a friend.  hkommedal | 10/10/08
Linux & Mac are scams to prolong Windows' monopoly!  joemartn | 10/07/08
VIley!?! Is that you?  James Quinn | 10/08/08
Conspiracy theory?  unclefixer@... | 10/09/08
Hello joemartn,  elderlybloke | 10/09/08
Well said Jason  Alan Smithie | 10/08/08
At Walmart?  Boot_Agnostic | 10/08/08
You hit another one outta the ballpark Jason!  D. T. Schmitz | 10/08/08
Well written, Jason! I completely agree. (NT)  pjotr123 | 10/08/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  wkulecz | 10/08/08
First of all...  Tim Patterson | 10/08/08
Here's My Thought  DannyO_0x98 | 10/08/08
I agree but Ed is up front.  TripleII | 10/08/08
So  markbn | 10/08/08
Thin clients don't count  wolf_z | 10/08/08
You wanna bet?  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 10/08/08
I hope he didn't think they were connected to Windows...  storm14k | 10/08/08
I don't know  Richard Flude | 10/08/08
About those CALs  SpikeyMike | 10/09/08
censorship, the IBM way  markbn | 10/09/08
Vista and Linux have the same issues ....  MisterMiester | 10/08/08
You forgot one thing: Desktop Linux sucks  markbn | 10/08/08
.....  Linux User 147560 | 10/08/08
?  markbn | 10/08/08
Linux for the desktop sucks because you can't be bothered  james.faction | 10/09/08
It's not laziness  markbn | 10/09/08
Its not Linux, its the lack of driver support from hardware manufacturers  T1Oracle | 10/09/08
Well  markbn | 10/09/08
??  alresave@... | 10/09/08
Actually  markbn | 10/09/08
What does market share have to do...  storm14k | 10/09/08
You are right  markbn | 10/09/08
Linux driver issue - haven't personally seen this issue out-of-the-box  FMSITDownUnder | 10/11/08
There is no FUD  markbn | 10/11/08
Live CD?  FMSITDownUnder | 10/11/08
I will leave the time wastage to you wink  markbn | 10/13/08
It depends... wink  Solid Water | 10/08/08
Yes, it depends!  markbn | 10/09/08
If Linux had a large install base compared to Windows...  kouzen | 10/09/08
Desktop Linux sucks  deowll | 10/09/08
True BUT ...  mwagner@... | 10/09/08
So let me see...  MisterMiester | 10/09/08
Exactly!!!  SpikeyMike | 10/09/08
It's not about fear...  tmcsweeney@... | 10/11/08
Types of expenses  Anton Philidor | 10/08/08
Keep your eye on the bigger picture.  TripleII | 10/08/08
Linux guys are full of ********  code_Warrior | 10/08/08
It's what you're used to.  peter_erskine@... | 10/08/08
Some researched reporting via the Guardian ...  MisterMiester | 10/08/08
Uh...  Sleeper Service | 10/08/08
And?  MisterMiester | 10/08/08
I'm aware there are many netbook variants...  Sleeper Service | 10/09/08
Now, Now ....  MisterMiester | 10/09/08
its clear the tide is changing  lordbarron | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks.  lordbarron | 10/09/08
Amen ...  MisterMiester | 10/09/08
i concur  sabayer | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  cruggeld | 10/09/08
TCO?  roberto_maietta@... | 10/09/08
Profit sharing check to MS - nothing can stop!  scott1329 | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  rmoliva@... | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  jeremy@... | 10/09/08
Total Cost of Ownership  sabayer | 10/09/08
Linux desktop (Ubuntu) works for me  robert.w.michaelson@... | 10/09/08
Another out-of-touch writer...  quasilou | 10/09/08
well...  josephmartins | 10/09/08
I hear ya...  quasilou | 10/09/08
One more thing  Mectron | 10/09/08
I think you're out of touch  storm14k | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  Modred189 | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  vger_z | 10/09/08
windows numbers...  pgit | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  Eelel | 10/09/08
What Eelel said.  GKSeifert | 10/09/08
Vista never worked properly for me. Ubuntu has been flawless.  mountmike | 10/09/08
Education is the key  Rambo Tribble | 10/09/08
Can Windows replace Windows?  mwagner@... | 10/09/08
Very well said and very good points. The XP to Vista argument is  USTechHead | 10/09/08
Myth?  storm14k | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  rnojonson@... | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  psion@... | 10/09/08
Why switch at all?  swamprob@... | 10/09/08
Interesting observation...  storm14k | 10/09/08
why switch when all i want is...  epaph | 10/09/08
Bad reporting all around...  Narg | 10/09/08
BE SERIOUS!  Axe_to_Grind | 10/09/08
Once upon a time, and not that long ago  softwareFlunky | 10/09/08
Guess when Toyota started to sell cars ...  MisterMiester | 10/09/08
Guess when Unix got started ...  softwareFlunky | 10/09/08
Damn straight.  MisterMiester | 10/09/08
It's Hilarious ....  MisterMiester | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  kitko | 10/09/08
lol  epaph | 10/09/08
My budget Can Handle less than $20/year  johnnylumber | 10/09/08
Let's look at it this way ...  MisterMiester | 10/09/08
Its more simple.  magallanes | 10/09/08
You think you need to spend ...  MisterMiester | 10/09/08
RE:Why switch at all!  clareJ | 10/09/08
As a software developer...  SpikeyMike | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  Update victim | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can "Windows" replace Windows?  chessmen | 10/09/08
No.  Spiritusindomit@... | 10/09/08
Of COURSE the Micro$haft Trolls Have Swooped In, McBush-Palin Like  drprod@... | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  vince.sesto@... | 10/09/08
Hello unemployment  tonymcs@... | 10/09/08
If I wanted to pay for an OS I'd just get XP Home  johnnydoe1894 | 10/09/08
Remember, Apple tried this  Crestview | 10/09/08
Applications  n2add@... | 10/09/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks.  zeke123 | 10/09/08
Linux replacing Windows?  unclefixer@... | 10/09/08
W vs L... again...  kingmph@... | 10/09/08
Good point  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 10/10/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  ole.handeland@... | 10/09/08
Are you "sponsored"?  ghost1207@... | 10/10/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ???Windows??? replace Windows?  rcarlsonherps | 10/10/08
Drivers and distros  Alganon | 10/11/08
yep.. I betcha  Hobyx | 10/10/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  jfreedle2@... | 10/11/08
Productivity.  stan@... | 10/11/08
RE: Leaving out /ignoring Facts  notsofast | 10/12/08
check your numbers.... and try Linux  edgreywolf | 10/14/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  Harvey the Rabbit | 10/13/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  todbran@... | 10/13/08
I think markbn....  todbran@... | 10/13/08
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  mlindl | 10/13/08
No more MS TAX windows, office, etc  edgreywolf | 10/14/08
Quick Story!  jamesk.bridges@... | 10/30/08
Linux in Public Schools - It Works!!  iverylm@... | 11/03/09
RE: Forget the damn netbooks. Can ??????Windows?????? replace Windows?  iverylm@... | 11/03/09

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