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Mar 13, 2008, 01 :30 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (6597 reads)

(Other stories by Ken Starks)

[ Thanks to perseis for this link. ]

"HeliOS Solutions does in-home and onsite installs for home users and businesses. Our services are growing daily as is our client list. What once was an idea laughed at by many in the community is beginning to look like it may work. One of the many phone calls last Monday was from Paula. She wanted help with her computer. But it wasn't exactly what we were used to fielding.

"She was desperate to have us fix her existing Windows machine. She stated that she had so many viruses on it that it would rarely boot but when it did, it was almost useless. I explained to her that 'We don't do Windows' and gave her a brief explanation of what we did and how she could benefit..."

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Microsoft users don't know anything  ...   A Microsoft "End losers" story   
linux23dragon
Mar 13, 2008, 02:37:56
 
Sorry dude, I just don't feel your p ...   Good luck cherry picking your customers   
JJS
Mar 13, 2008, 15:33:58
 
In all fairness, I think Helios is being ...   Excuses   
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Mar 14, 2008, 06:06:16
 
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