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Africa gets shortchanged with Linux (poor Africa) 2 24 (10/28/2008 11:35:41 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Once again Africa gets the short end of the stick. RL Wall Street Journal TECHNOLOGY OCTOBER 28, 2008 Microsoft Battles Low-Cost Rival for Africa By STEVE STECKLOWArticle WINDHOEK, Namibia -- Microsoft Corp.... raylopez99

Computer Pioneer Jean-Louis Gassee: "Linux sucks" (wow) 26 23 (10/23/2008 1:45:08 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Wow. This is big. This guy's opinion cannot be dismissed easily. And notice he has no ax to grind, he's in nobody's camp. Game over for Linux fans. RL On the desktop, Linux is trouble again, but much less ... raylopez99

Who *seriously* uses Linux for *serious* work, seriously? 82 17 (9/28/2008 1:59:12 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I'm interested in finding out who uses Linux for serious work, seriously--let's put our partisan hats aside (I personally like Windows OS--not because of its x86 architecture so much as the economies of scale t... raylopez99

Seven7 to the rescue of Vista 67 17 (9/24/2008 11:43:04 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy From Forbes. I feel better already. RL Burlingame, Calif. - The dudes at Microsoft aren't dopes. While hustling to fix Windows Vista's reputation with a $300 million ad blitz that began this month, coders a... raylopez99

No mention of Linux (Cray does small computers, all running with Windows) 25 17 (9/16/2008 10:11:23 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Strange, but you would think this would be a natural market for Linux, since supercomputer users don't need a fancy graphical user interface. But no... RL Wall Street Journal TECHNOLOGY SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 C... raylopez99

Alt.OS.LINUX post of mine from year 2000 right on the money 3 17 (9/12/2008 7:23:04 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I amaze myself. Look at the below post from early 2000. Except for the tiny error in the price of Microsoft (it's closer to $30 than the $300 I predicted), I'm pretty much right on the money for the rest of t... raylopez99

FTP 168 (Y Windoze is here to stay) 3 35 (9/6/2008 8:49:22 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Reed this article and lern why Windoze is here to stay. Also you'll find out what FTP 168 means (Free The People 24 x 7--pretty clever, eh?) RL http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/technology/06soft.html?_r=1&o... raylopez99

Microsoft, IBM mentioned as big winners in gaining server share, s/w. Gee, no mention of Linux or Apache--why is that? 33 25 (9/3/2008 3:57:40 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Microsoft, IBM mentioned as big winners in gaining server share, s/w. Gee, no mention of Linux or Apache--why is that? RL Spending on Servers Shows Signs of Slowing By BEN CHARNY August 28, 2008; Page B6 Wor... raylopez99

Microsoft site 131.107.115.28 blocked as known malware site, why? 6 20 (8/26/2008 10:32:29 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I was building a "hello world" application in ASP.NET and during the construction of the same it attempted to access the above site, owned by Microsoft. Webroot Spy Sweeper, which resides on my system, blocked... raylopez99

BusinessWeek: Open Source growth has stagnated 4 24 (8/20/2008 8:57:49 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy This is a respectable business publication story. Oh, I know: they're paid 'bashers' in Microsoft's back pocket. Kook-koo Linux conspiracy nuts! RL Open Source: An Open Question for Red Hat and Others It's ... raylopez99

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Bill Gates, the new Orville Reddenbacher 14 12 (9/5/2008 2:30:12 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Saw a Jerry Seinfeld commercial for Microsoft last night. It also starred Bill Gates. He's in a shoe store. Some minor "comedy" ensues. Bill has to show his shoe-store credit card, which has a picture of a y... linonut (8349)

Asus EEE 701 : bargain 9 6 (9/5/2008 7:09:59 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.expansys.de/p.aspx?i=158485&partner=frnews "ASUS Eee PC 701 Surf Back To School Offer" : 198 Euro. Great video review attached to the site too: http://www.expansys.de/video.aspx?id=672&i=158485 ... hadronquark (20903)

Alt.OS.LINUX post of mine from year 2000 right on the money 3 17 (9/12/2008 7:23:04 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I amaze myself. Look at the below post from early 2000. Except for the tiny error in the price of Microsoft (it's closer to $30 than the $300 I predicted), I'm pretty much right on the money for the rest of t... raylopez99 (939)

No mention of Linux (Cray does small computers, all running with Windows) 25 17 (9/16/2008 10:11:23 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Strange, but you would think this would be a natural market for Linux, since supercomputer users don't need a fancy graphical user interface. But no... RL Wall Street Journal TECHNOLOGY SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 C... raylopez99 (939)

Tinkered with Vista. Yuck. 13 14 (9/19/2008 11:41:33 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Popped around to a n old friends flat this evening for a bite to eat and meet her new child. She had the obligatory photos and .mov files of the baby growing up. Vista would not play the files. Windows media p... hadronquark (20903)

Linux: suddenly breaks, doesn't work, what's the point? 24 23 (9/20/2008 7:20:17 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy This poor crapware victim is getting a taste of what Linux is really like for so many people: ======================================================== "... now I get a situation where the mouse and keyboard l... nospam11 (18352)

Seven7 to the rescue of Vista 67 17 (9/24/2008 11:43:04 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy From Forbes. I feel better already. RL Burlingame, Calif. - The dudes at Microsoft aren't dopes. While hustling to fix Windows Vista's reputation with a $300 million ad blitz that began this month, coders a... raylopez99 (939)

Who *seriously* uses Linux for *serious* work, seriously? 82 17 (9/28/2008 1:59:12 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I'm interested in finding out who uses Linux for serious work, seriously--let's put our partisan hats aside (I personally like Windows OS--not because of its x86 architecture so much as the economies of scale t... raylopez99 (939)

Computer Pioneer Jean-Louis Gassee: "Linux sucks" (wow) 26 23 (10/23/2008 1:45:08 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Wow. This is big. This guy's opinion cannot be dismissed easily. And notice he has no ax to grind, he's in nobody's camp. Game over for Linux fans. RL On the desktop, Linux is trouble again, but much less ... raylopez99 (939)

[News] Why Software Patents Are Bad and How TiVo Exploits Them 38 16 (10/25/2008 9:07:51 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Discussing Paul Graham’s essay on software patents ,----[ Quote ] | Yes, we believe that the patents system has moved much away from it’s | original purpose but ... newsgroups3 (80328)