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Comment Re:Pro-MS press?!?!? (Score 0) 993

The more companies branch out the more it bothers me, it doesn't seem to be enough that they're giants in their original field and squeeze off or buy out any competition, but they have to get their fingers on to even more things. Something needs to be done about them before we end up eating Microsoft brand breakfast cereal with Sony soy milk and Apple mixed berries.

Comment Re:Meh. (Score 0) 993

I feel the same way about Toughbooks, well not the sleek and stylish part, but pretty much the perfect system for my needs aside from the Vista that comes on them. I'll save for one of those, even if they are a bit more than a mac, then install Debian on it and get my Windows refund.

Comment Re:How about those hidden linux taxes? (Score 0) 993

They were talking about an apt port to Windows, and how it would likely only be open source software in the repos so people wouldn't be able to install MSOffice, Photoshop or WoW. So where did installing Windows programs on Linux come from?

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People who rag on smokers need to start paying the taxes smokers do or shut up about it. You have the choice of what restaurant you go to, if you go to one where smoking is allowed you made the choice, it's not the smokers fault you're to dumb to go to a non-smoking establishment.

Comment Re:I have a feeling.... (Score 0) 1010

The success of Ubuntu doesn't mean much next to the success of Windows, even Vista is more "successful" than Ubuntu, and if it weren't for someone's private fortune supporting it the project would likely be considerably less than it is today. Not that I'd use Windows any more than I'd use Ubuntu, but it is a successful OS.

Comment Re:I have a feeling.... (Score 0) 1010

But most of that "free" software is addware/nagware/spyware etc. The free software I find for OSX and Linux tends to really be free rather than having a catch, or an EULA that could wind up getting you sued on some hidden snag that you missed when you clicked accept. Sure, there are restrictions to real free software, but most of them will never matter to you in the least if you're a home user.

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