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Freetards in Deep Denial
Aug 1, 2007, 21 :30 UTC (8 Talkback[s]) (7157 reads)

"Well Fortune is getting loads of mileage out of its cover story on the Beastmaster making headway in China by slashing the price of Windows to three bucks. But the best part of the fallout comes from freetards, who first said the story wasn't true and that Linux still rules in China (ahem). Then they said, well, maybe it is true that Windows is winning, but if so this means that really Linux has 'won' because it has forced Microsoft to lower its prices. Now they've moved on to story #3, which says Fortune is right and Windows is winning in China but this is only because Microsoft cheats. See here where some Linux bootlicker (shurely 'independent, objective, trustworthy journalist'? Ed.) says the only reason Windows is winning in China is because Microsoft lets people pirate it and/or charges a mere three bucks for Windows and Office..."

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Why is linuxtoday linking to such retard ...   WTF   
/dev/acpi
Aug 1, 2007, 22:43:28
 
Nothing to seee here... move on.CD ' ...   Obnoxious weezer - give it a miss...   
CD Baric
Aug 1, 2007, 22:54:10
 
not sure what planet i'm on! ...   wtf! to much   
gnumber9
Aug 2, 2007, 02:08:33
 
thanks for linking to this. it's goo ...   thanks for the heads up   
anona
Aug 2, 2007, 02:49:34
 
The only reason the Chinese government c ...   Ha   
Jude Nelson
Aug 2, 2007, 03:23:31
 
I have a friend who does business in Chi ...   what's 3 bucks in China   
Stomfi
Aug 2, 2007, 06:54:15
 
I'm an avid Linux user and developer ...   Linux is not in China and never has been   
Michael McGinty
Aug 2, 2007, 17:22:19
 
The author here misses the core issue wi ...   Missing the core issue, IMO   
David May
Aug 2, 2007, 19:11:59
 
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