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Article #33Re: Should Motherboard makers bundle Linux CD with every shipment?
From: DevilsPGD
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:57
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:57
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In message <TxHbk.21050$E41.1386@text.news.virginmedia.com> 7 <website_has_email@www.enemygadgets.com> wrote: >Leythos wrote: > >> In article <dOPak.19614$E41.10901@text.news.virginmedia.com>, >> website_has_email@www.enemygadgets.com says... >>> Should Motherboard makers bundle Linux CD with every shipment? >>> >> Waste of time and money, more confusion and trouble for the customer. > >WRONG! > > >Motherboard buyers and system builders are not your average customer. >They are smart people and they need those tools to increase productivity. I'd group them into "too dumb to use the tools they've got" and "smart enough to already have their own toolkits" I haven't seen much middle ground, personally.
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