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I don't think so
Microsoft would never give you the OS for free. Why would they? They'd lose too much money.

Sure they could lock it down only to run with Windows Live then give it away. Yeah that will push people right to Linux in droves.

You might be right on the nail bit. If you have thousands of amateur devlopers writing Windows only software with ease that truly is another nail in the Linux coffin. Apps are the major stumbling block to Linux if you ask me. Sure there are plenty of alternatives and many may be better than the Windows equivalent but people don't like change and learning new things.
Posted by: voska   Posted on: 04/19/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Microsoft, you can't give away  Boot_Agnostic | 04/19/06
What the.... ???  James T. Kirk | 04/19/06
Nope  Boot_Agnostic | 04/19/06
free because nobody needs it anyways  Linux Geek | 04/19/06
the future is an asteroid  Boot_Agnostic | 04/19/06
Uh...wrong as usual Linux Geek  marksashton | 04/19/06
MSFT is good at making software easy....people will flock to them.  null | 04/19/06
perhaps....  xuniL_z | 04/20/06
Another nail in Desktop Linux coffin  Prognosticator | 04/19/06
ExSqueeze Me  D. T. Schmitz | 04/19/06
Oh Desktop Linux has much life to it  Boot_Agnostic | 04/19/06
Yup, the big Linux flaw  999ad@... | 04/19/06
Those same tech giants  Boot_Agnostic | 04/19/06
The problem with desktop linux is .....  Prognosticator | 04/19/06
Dude, relax...  jasonp@... | 04/20/06
Here's for you, dude.  Prognosticator | 04/20/06
I don't think so  voska | 04/19/06
They are giving away  Edward Meyers | 04/20/06
Actually good for Linux...  jasonp@... | 04/20/06
Thank you open source  Richard Flude | 04/19/06
Thank Open Source?  Designtime | 04/19/06
Actually you enjoy each other  Boot_Agnostic | 04/20/06
Microsoft extends tool giveaway  puppadave | 04/20/06
What are uou responding to?  Edward Meyers | 04/20/06
response  puppadave | 04/20/06
Visual Studio is a great tool  stevey_d | 08/15/06

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