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Re: Lenovo preloading SUSE

____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 09 August 2007 09:05 : \____

> Thufir <hawat.thufir@xxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:27:54 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> 
>>> history, including
>>> cases where Bell and the rail system made money no matter who you paid
>>> to. They overwhelm and literally _own_ the market this way. This is the
>>> mother of all abuses.  Imagine having America earning money every time a
>>> Nigerian boy buys some bread at the local shop. It's invasion. It's
>>> exploitation that is worse than the equivalent of colonies.
>> 
>> You're focusing on the business aspects rather than the mindshare.  IMHO
>> the publicity, getting the word "Linux" to the general public, is what's
>> significant here.
>> 
>> 
> 
> You think you can separate business from politics?   That's like trying
> to separate sport from politics.

You can at least try, but the deeper you go, the more you find out. Even Google
found itself in need of lobbyist. Disgraceful!

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