__/ [ High Plains Thumper ] on Thursday 06 July 2006 12:54 \__
> Linonut wrote:
>> nessuno belched:
>>
>>> Quote:
>>> ----------
>>> Changes made last week to Microsoft's Windows Genuine
>>> Advantage (WGA) licence management program have caused
>>> mixed feelings among users but the company has insisted
>>> its licensing strategy is mainly aimed at helping users,
>>> not penalising them. ----------
>>
>> That would be "penilizing", I believe.
>
> Per _Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary_
>
> penalise
>
> One entry found for penalise.
> Main Entry: pe·nal·ise
>
> British variant of PENALIZE
True. I suspect that this debate (which started with Gruff) just carries
on...
"Z" spellings should be associated with Windows, e.g. "ownz" and "WindowZ".
> However, I just got an E-mail from Apple. It states,
>
> In the past 30 days has your PC:
>
> A. Crashed
> B. Frozen
> C. Made you want to pummel your
> screen with a sledgehammer
> D. All of the above
>
> It just works. Another reason to own a Mac.
It sounds like uninvited mail (junk mail) to me. I hear that Apple's
marketing department tends to do that...
> I am not advocating Mac, but I found it an interesting point.
> Seems that Mr. Jobs is poking Mr. Gates.
>
> Better yet, "Linux, it just works." I like that ring.
At least it doesn't /ring/ 'mother ship'. *wink*
Best wishes,
Roy
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