__/ [ [H]omer ] on Wednesday 09 May 2007 03:39 \__
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> Dell Limits Ubuntu Linux Sales
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | If you're planning to load up on Dell?s new Ubuntu Linux systems
>> | for a corporate department or small business, Dell may have a
>> | surprise for you. As the old saying goes, read the fine print.
>> `----
>>
>> http://techiqmag.com/2007/05/08/dell-limits-ubuntu-linux-sales/
>
> It would appear that you, and The VAR Guy, jumped the gun somewhat:
>
> .----
> | Update 4:34PM, May 8: Several readers note that Dell has a standard
> | practice of limiting consumer/home office purchases to five PCs per
> | transaction ? even if it?s a Windows machine. Check out the comments
> | below for more info. ?The VAR Guy
> `----
>
>> The straw men of open source
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | The straw man in this case is the Microsoft-led argument that using
>> | Linux carries patent risks. It doesn't. But signing on to the idea
>> | that it might is like my running bet that I'll die next year. It's
>> | insurance.
>> `----
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1038
>
> Can't someone take a libel suit against that fat bastard Ballmer and
> shut his gob once and for all?
I think that what he did would be illegal in Germany (I possibly read it
somewhere). But the United States is the land of all possibilities. There
are no rules. [sarcasm, of course]
Freezing of the market through extortion and void accusation hurts everyone.
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