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:ExtremeTech: Windows Users Should Be Glad There's A Linux
ExtremeTech: Windows Users Should Be Glad There's A Linux
Jan 7, 2003, 05 :30 UTC (8 Talkback[s]) (10171 reads)

(Other stories by Robin Miller)

"I have trouble understanding why anyone would use Windows for anything other than a few, specialized graphics or other specialty programs.

"Perhaps Windows users love viruses, high software costs, and all the rest of the fun that comes with using Microsoft's most popular proprietary program. I personally prefer Linux and other open-source software, and I think Windows users should be glad that a growing number of smart computer users share my preference for software freedom.

"As you may have noticed, 2002 was the year Microsoft decided Linux was a major competitive threat. 2003 may be the year Microsoft reacts to that threat with more than rhetoric..."

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See subject.  ...   Right on.   
grytpype
Jan 7, 2003, 06:41:10
 
Yep - this guy's got his act togethe ...   Thank goodness for Linux ... :-))   
foobar
Jan 7, 2003, 08:36:05
 
I find ET (ziff-davis) hypocrite to run  ...   ET runs Windoze   
Mike666
Jan 7, 2003, 10:37:03
 
Windows has an advantage in directory na ...   Directory Names   
slash
Jan 7, 2003, 17:36:08
 
> I find ET (ziff-davis) hypocrite to ru ...   Re: ET runs Windoze   
Rufus Polson
Jan 7, 2003, 18:55:14
 
I always feel uncertain when installing  ...   Re: Directory Names   
Fredrik C
Jan 7, 2003, 21:30:03
 
> I always feel uncertain when installin ...   Re: Re: Directory Names   
Hallvor Engen
Jan 8, 2003, 12:00:37
 
I am terribly concerned that the writer  ...   TCPA   
Concerned
Jan 8, 2003, 12:51:38
 
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