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Microsoft claims firms 'hitting a wall' with Linux
dmcfarland:
ROFLMFAO
--- Quote from: hm_murdock ---Not everybody has Partition Magic, and nobody who doesn't know what they're doing (or even what a partition is) even gives a shit enough to pay $25 for software that does that.
Besides, to them, if Windows fucks up, "the computer broke" and it's time to get a new one. Do you know how many old PCs I have sitting in my closet that I took from friends who I couldn't convince to just install a new OS?
Of course you don't.
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I'm typing this on a Celeron 633 that was given away because the owner thought it was "broken" and nothing I could say would convince him otherwise. He visted my place a while back and saw me using it and was like WTF?!?! I'm running XP Pro SP2 and FC3 on it.
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Jack2000:
lol
worker201:
Back on topic, the guy who wrote the article and performed the study showed up on Slashdot to defend himself and field questions.
http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/28/1245256&tid=109&tid=11&tid=106
The story of the process of producing such a study is very interesting. First, the company asks the researchers to do a study that measures something (in this case, Microsoft wanting a measurement of reliability). The study is done, and then released to the company who paid for it. IFFFF the company likes it, then it gets released. If not, you'll never hear about it.
So of course, all the studies and articles you read are going to be pro-Microsoft. Because Microsoft is paying for them. If somebody was shelling out big bucks to pay for Linux research, you'd have some pro-Linux stories out there.
I guess it needs to be re-iterated that you have to think for yourself. You know what works and what doesn't, you have the experience. Just remember to think.
Kintaro:
--- Quote from: hm_murdock ---Not everybody has Partition Magic, and nobody who doesn't know what they're doing (or even what a partition is) even gives a shit enough to pay $25 for software that does that.
Besides, to them, if Windows fucks up, "the computer broke" and it's time to get a new one. Do you know how many old PCs I have sitting in my closet that I took from friends who I couldn't convince to just install a new OS?
Of course you don't.
5
I'm typing this on a Celeron 633 that was given away because the owner thought it was "broken" and nothing I could say would convince him otherwise. He visted my place a while back and saw me using it and was like WTF?!?! I'm running XP Pro SP2 and FC3 on it.
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I have roughly 7 computers that work fine I got under the same circumstances. Its great, I love Microsoft, without them I would be short on hardware.
Kintaro:
--- Quote from: H_TeXMeX_H ---... A demented monkey can install Window$ 98 :D
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This is still a few levels ahead in evolution compared to your average suburban human.
People are so retarded in the suburbs I truely wish I had a gun.
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