Re: Software and hardware monopoly is bad

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From: N. Thornton
Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 16:50

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Derk Gwen <derkgwen@HotPOP.com> wrote in message news:<vbme9sgslmb51a@corp.supernews.com>...
> # IMHO the more muckysoft moves away from what the buyer wants, the more
> # people will turn to linux and other OSes. And the more people will
> 
> Not if you can change what buyers want. Which is the purpose of advertising.

But I dont think advertisers will fool all the people all the time.
Awareness grows apace on this.

Regards, NT

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