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Article #9Re: Don't buy Foxcon Mboards being sold with dodgy BIOS
From: Rob Morley
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:40
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:40
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On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:52:56 +0100 Conor <conor_turton@hotmail.com> wrote: > In article <20080727021707.7f0cbe11@bluemoon>, Rob Morley says... > > What's > > clever about spending more on hardware and software, anyway? > > > Well if you buy decent stuff, it tends to work. > What if the software I'm using cost nothing (apart from some bandwidth and a CDR) and works really well on my obsolete hardware?
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