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Article #34Re: Don't buy Foxcon Mboards being sold with dodgy BIOS
From: Conor
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:00
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:00
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In article <20080726130222.27f0837e@bluemoon>, Rob Morley says... > The fact that they seem to think that > getting MS approval is the same as fully complying with the standard > really doesn't say much for their skills or attitude, does it? > They never claimed such a thing. They claimed MS compatibility and it is. And it's Foxconn so hardly the kind of kit you'd put in a decent built. To be fair, it just further illustrates that most Linux users are cheapskates. -- Conor I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't looking good either. - Scott Adams
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