Comment Kudos to Redhat, but. (Score 1) 532
Let us put this into perspective a little:
Redhat is showing what Microsoft truely is, just like the Cigarette companies were exposed for what they were, correct?
Well, people will still smoke and use windows (which I seem to be doing both, right now...oops).
(**warning**
Distrubing and potentially imagery ahead.
If you are of a weak constitution or don't wish to feel the need for a self labotomy don't read the following, please
**end warning**)
This settlement is a complete sham, and everyone with more than 2 brain cells to rub together knows it.
The "sick and disgusting part" is the menage a trois of the CEO's of Intel, Microsoft and Dell.
Let me guess that:
Intel is going to make a "special education" chip at "market value" from however many pre-trial years ago.
It'll probably be a brain dead P4 (oxymoron, I know, bear with me) at 3X the price for the "pre-trial value"...say 600 dollars.
Dell who will probably be (wink wink nudge nudge) "donating" the hardware will probably be getting an even more obscenely "favoring contract" from both Intel and Microsoft will put together a 150 bucks worth of lefover parts and charge 300.
Microsoft is putting on, what was it?...XP home edition? Capable of networking with NETBUI only (if my memory serves) for the valuation of 100 bucks.
There is your $1000 dollar machine, my friends.
Yes I am being cynical, but I am probably dead on as well.
The CEO of this Menage a Trois did not get where they are by "going it alone" much less "helping thier fellow man" or "some philanthropic generosity", far, far from it.
It is not called the "Wintel duopoly" for nothing.
Where does Dell fit in? Heh, every 'circle jerk' needs a pivot man...guess who.
My opinion, standard disclaimer, and all that.
Oh, and if the Redhat deal is not taken seriously, when the pc's are delivered to school someone should make a fake news paper with the Hindenberg disaster and the "first pc" being delivered photos with the headline "Oh! The Humanity!".
Then again, who knows what will happen?
Redhat is showing what Microsoft truely is, just like the Cigarette companies were exposed for what they were, correct?
Well, people will still smoke and use windows (which I seem to be doing both, right now...oops).
(**warning**
Distrubing and potentially imagery ahead.
If you are of a weak constitution or don't wish to feel the need for a self labotomy don't read the following, please
**end warning**)
This settlement is a complete sham, and everyone with more than 2 brain cells to rub together knows it.
The "sick and disgusting part" is the menage a trois of the CEO's of Intel, Microsoft and Dell.
Let me guess that:
Intel is going to make a "special education" chip at "market value" from however many pre-trial years ago.
It'll probably be a brain dead P4 (oxymoron, I know, bear with me) at 3X the price for the "pre-trial value"...say 600 dollars.
Dell who will probably be (wink wink nudge nudge) "donating" the hardware will probably be getting an even more obscenely "favoring contract" from both Intel and Microsoft will put together a 150 bucks worth of lefover parts and charge 300.
Microsoft is putting on, what was it?...XP home edition? Capable of networking with NETBUI only (if my memory serves) for the valuation of 100 bucks.
There is your $1000 dollar machine, my friends.
Yes I am being cynical, but I am probably dead on as well.
The CEO of this Menage a Trois did not get where they are by "going it alone" much less "helping thier fellow man" or "some philanthropic generosity", far, far from it.
It is not called the "Wintel duopoly" for nothing.
Where does Dell fit in? Heh, every 'circle jerk' needs a pivot man...guess who.
My opinion, standard disclaimer, and all that.
Oh, and if the Redhat deal is not taken seriously, when the pc's are delivered to school someone should make a fake news paper with the Hindenberg disaster and the "first pc" being delivered photos with the headline "Oh! The Humanity!".
Then again, who knows what will happen?
