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Comment Re:Worst part - it doesn't even work (Score 1) 254

by Jerbiton on Sunday February 06, 2011 @07:46AM (#35117404) Attached to: Nearly 100,000 P2P Users Sued In the Past Year

I would not for a minute say the two are comparable but for your understanding, the risk of getting AIDS from unprotected vaginal intercourse are 1 in 5,000,000 and you don't hear of many people doing that outside a committed relationship, do you ?

In terms of expensive life altering events, I'd wager that unprotected vaginal intercourse comes with a somewhat greater risk of getting KIDS. It's a good thing all of those are born to parents in committed relationships - otherwise your analogy might argue that quite a few people risk life altering events without thinking too hard about it at all.

Why You Can't Buy a Naked PC 367

Posted by Zonk on Friday March 16, 2007 @04:41PM from the put-some-clothes-on dept.

ZDOne writes "A piece up on ZDNet looks at the issue of naked PCs. ZDNet UK phoned around all the major PC vendors and not one of them would sell a machine without Windows on it. IT professionals are being forced to adopt Microsoft's operating systems — even if they tell their PC supplier they want a system free of Microsoft software. On the other hand, even if it's almost impossible to buy a PC without an operating system installed, companies like Dell and HP are now committed to supporting Linux as well. 'Murray believes there is a market for Linux in the UK but is also aware of the issues facing any large supplier who wants to make Linux boxes available. "It means diverting production lines and that is a lot of money and so we have to prove the business case," he said. However, he made it clear that he is enthusiastic about the idea and wants to make it work. "We just have to show it is worthwhile," he said.'"

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