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Article #187Re: Linux is SHIT
From: The Ghost In The Machine
Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 19:24
Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 19:24
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In comp.lang.java.advocacy, Roedy Green <look-on@mindprod.com.invalid> wrote on Mon, 24 May 2004 07:58:28 GMT <doa3b0pr7agbmlfbnatnnfsikp9hpk5s75@4ax.com>: > On 24 May 2004 00:03:10 -0700, rolftollerud@msn.com (Rolf Tollerud) > wrote or quoted : > >>Everybody have Windows, even Linux fanatics, and I do not know a >>single soul that has paid for it. > > Does not XP have measures to prevent you from installing on more than > one machine? > XP is *preinstalled* on most machines. One has to go to some lengths in order to avoid it... :-) As for payment -- it's part of the machine price, and part of that price may be absorbed by the manufacturer if the market's soft (and the PC market is pretty soft right now). -- #191, ewill3@earthlink.net It's still legal to go .sigless.
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