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Article #34Re: Software and hardware monopoly is bad
From: Nils Petter Vaskinn
Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 14:19
Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 14:19
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FUT set to comp.os.linux > "Michael A. Covington" <Michael@CovingtonInnovations.com> wrote in message > news:8LCcnXVv-5oYwCejXTWcog@speedfactory.net... >> I know that was a troll, but: >> >> (1) Rapid progress (or at least rapid change) >> (2) Multiplicity of sources >> (3) Standardization (4) Full Control for the user (5) Ease of use >> >> Choose any two. two's not enough to get a clear picture. >> >> The Windows crowd chooses (1) and (3). and (5) >> The Linux crowd chooses (2) and (3). and (1) and (4) and are working on (5) >> Microcontrollers have (1) and (2). No comment since I don't know that much about microcontrollers. regards NPV
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