"JEDIDIAH" <jedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 2008-07-23, Ezekiel <f@xxxxx> wrote:
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>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:2309898.nnPhAQbquq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>> Computers With Ubuntu Linux Coming to All Major Retailers
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>>> | Essentially, all major computer retail stores will carry computers
>>> with
>>> | Ubuntu pre-installed by the end of 2008 or early 2009,
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>>
>> One side of advocates mouth - "All major computer retail stores will care
>> linux computers pre-installed...."
>
> Future tense...
So explain this if you would - "Ubuntu pre-installed by the end of 2008 or
early 2009" is just a few months from now.
So Canonical, a South African company is going to null and void all of these
alleged contracts that Microsoft has with BestBuy, CircCity and other retail
stores. If it's to believed that these contracts exist then how can
Canonical/Ubuntu do this unless they have the power to revoke these
contracts.
Either these contracts are a work of fiction that don't really exist or a
company based in South Africa has the legal power to simply void these
contracts. Which do you think is more likely?
>>
>> Other side of advocates mouth - "The manager at the computer store told
>> me
>> that Microsoft has secret contracts in place that forbids retailers from
>> selling linux computers."
>
> Present tense...
Using common sense this seems more like "never tense" to me. Other than
unsubstantiated hearsay of "I talked to a store manager and he told me
that..." I have yet to see any credible evidence that anything like this
actually exists.
- ss
>>
>> Which LIE do you want to believe today?
>
> ...whichever one you're peddling. That would be the best guess.
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