__/ [ Linonut ] on Wednesday 18 April 2007 03:34 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o'
> wisdom:
>
>> Office Depot to Sell Xandros Software
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | ...Office Depot, a leading global provider of office products and
>> | services, will deliver Xandros' line of business and consumer Linux
>> | desktop operating systems to the market.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=239371&tsource=3
>
> Interesting. I thought Office Depot execs ordered it to be a
> Microsoft-only shop sometime ago.
>
> Maybe Vista is making them think better of that mandate?
I had this impression as well. That chain is very Microsoft-centric (and,
hey, just look at their name). No chance of Apple PCs over there.
Various OEMs have complained directly or indirectly about Vista. I believe
they try to join the wave sooner rather than later, by staged introduction
of the alternative route.
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~~ With kind regards
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