__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Wednesday 05 July 2006 15:00 \__
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> HAVE you ever been to a department store or supermarket that goes
> through your bag to make sure you haven't shoplifted? Necessary as it
> might be to stop shoplifters, I always felt as a consumer that such
> measures were inappropriate and reflected poorly on the stores. Such
> establishments might catch the odd shoplifter but they alienate
> thousands of legitimate customers who may never come back again.
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>
> http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business06_july04_2006
In relation to these classic complaints, I have just read the following:
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| People might be willing to forgive Microsoft engaging in petty fascism
| so long as it was operating in a just way - however the errors mean that
| our friends in Redmond look not only fascist but incompetent. A coup
| de grace! Just desserts! Pure schadenfreude!
|
| I would urge Windows users that are reading this and frustrated by
| the repeated problems with their OS - do give Linux a look. If software
| is free, then there is no need for complicated licensing - what you have
| on your computer is your choice, your own business, and yes, your
| own responsibility. But surely it is better to accept that responsibility
| and enjoy a good old fashioned dose of schadenfreude, rather than be one
| of its victims.
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http://www.linuxextremist.com/?p=23
I hope this gives the thread a bit of a Linux slant.
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