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The good ol' days
If you only knew how close posts like this were to posts of 8 or 9 yers ago on ZDnet, you'd see the humor as well.

You just have to replace a couple terms to be relevant to the time period.

The constant is that MS's dominance is "doomed", but it's always "almost here". Meanwhile, every time that "almost here" comes to pass, MS is even *FURTHER* away from being "doomed".

Don't worry. I'll remember you (well, probably not by name) when I post this post again in 5 years time to the new guys that have their finger on the pulse of technology that is just about to bring MS down. happy
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Another HomeRun for MS  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/05/06
Wow, how did you know that would happen!  archerjoe | 04/05/06
It was easy...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/05/06
We still don't know what happened here. Did MS give away the OS?  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
Doesn't matter...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/05/06
Poor Donnieboy....  Confused by religion | 04/06/06
Message has been deleted.  BUCKWHEATONRICE | 04/05/06
Linux loses 500,000  Kimbok@... | 04/05/06
Yes, the better software won.  Anton Philidor | 04/05/06
Well...  zkiwi | 04/05/06
This may only have to do with Microsoft willingness to give away the OS for  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
M$ bribed again  Linux Geek | 04/05/06
Well, I imagine the MS gave the OS away to get the contract.  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
You imagine?  rapson | 04/06/06
What a waste  DemonX | 04/05/06
Maybe no pay-off, but practically paying them to use CE for the lock-in  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
Prove that statement...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/05/06
Well, if you know how much MS charged, jump in and let us know.  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
You are the one making outlandish claims, not I.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/06/06
If you read the article...  rapson | 04/06/06
Message has been deleted.  BUCKWHEATONRICE | 04/05/06
Microsoft mobile OS lands its biggest deal  Loverock Davidson | 04/05/06
But, how did MS get the contract? Did they give away the OS and development  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
Sounds good  Kimbok@... | 04/05/06
Linux is not free. You have to install it and maintain it. Open Source  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
RE: Linux is not free. You have to install it and maintain it. Open Source  Kimbok@... | 04/05/06
Yes, IBM might try to lock you into their services, but it is easy  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
No answer yet?  rapson | 04/05/06
I don' t imagine we will know anything for a while. If Microsoft is giving  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
So your saying you know nothing and are  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/05/06
If you know how much MS was paid, we are all ears.  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
Hiding?  rapson | 04/06/06
Or...  Qbt | 04/05/06
Headline 2010: US has 4 Billion People  bmgoodman | 04/05/06
Open letter to Lewis Mettler  KTLA | 04/05/06
Linux has been gaining steadily since the 90's. Big companies are running  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
The good ol' days  KTLA | 04/05/06
You sound like the Iraqi information minister.  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
Heh  KTLA | 04/05/06
Well, the desktop will be a long and bloody battle the MS will never lose  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
Gaining steadily...  Rodney Davis | 04/05/06
The desktop is the ONLY area where Linux has not made HUGE gains.  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
When you start at zero...  Rodney Davis | 04/05/06
The biggest companies in the world running all of their backend  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
The biggest companies in the world...  Rodney Davis | 04/05/06
ROFLMAO  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/05/06
I'm scared  ITGuy04 | 04/05/06
You don't have to be scared  Qbt | 04/05/06
Interesting  tombalablomba | 04/05/06
But MS has the resources...  Rodney Davis | 04/05/06
2008! Are you kidding?  Yensi717 | 04/05/06
Attn: Donnieboy.... Lets look at your claims...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/05/06
Linux is not free, you have to adapt it, support it,  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
Sure they can sustain giving it away...  Rodney Davis | 04/05/06
At Best Buy, XP-Home: $199, XP-Pro: $299, yes, OEMs get a discount, but  DonnieBoy | 04/05/06
"They could probably turn a profit at $10..."  Rodney Davis | 04/05/06
Funny, people said the same about Word.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/06/06
census bur. should just get UPS to tell them how many people are where.(nt)  wessonjoe | 04/06/06

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