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Re: [News] Vista Outlook is Bleak; Linux Takeover Imminent?

__/ [ Linonut ] on Tuesday 09 May 2006 12:59 \__

> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o'
> wisdom:
> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Anyone who has been following the tech news lately knows that Microsoft
>> | has been taking a beating. In addition to the standard anti-Microsoft
>> | sentiments which we have come to expect from the blogosphere and the
>> | open source community, lately there has been a lot more Microsoft
>> | bashing than normal. There has been good reason for this though;
>> | recent problems have brought the company to a low point.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.xyzcomputing.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=640
> 
> I dunno, this guy was telling me about a Windows lover in another group
> in our company, and how he was raving on about how Microsoft's Team
> support will kick Rational's ass, how they were going to use Vista
> (which is still not available for real), etc.
> 
> Never underestimate the power of familiarity.  There are still plenty of
> people who don't see the patches in the emperor's new clothes.
> 
> This Windows raver was a bit flabbergasted when my friend told him he
> doesn't use Windows at home anymore.
> 
> Tux rocks!
  ^^^^^^^^^

I think they are called ice cubes...

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