|
|
A no-cost Windows killer: On Sale Now, only $26!You just can't make this stuff up. This alleged news article at Technology Marketing Corporation (there is a clue in the site name) makes grandiose, breathless claims about Ubuntu:
The punch line comes at the end of this piece. After wading through a few more paragraphs of breathless excitement, such as "Like other Linux operating systems, Ubuntu is stable, has a clean, intuitive interface that requires hardly any learning time...", "The word-processing and spreadsheet files are compatible with Microsoft Word, and vice-versa" it waits til the end to cut to the chase:
But! That's not all! At www.washingtoncd.net you find this:
Plus $6 for shipping. Isn't that special! A quick visit to Ubuntu.com, and I found Buying Ubuntu on CD and DVD. This links to authorized distributors all over the planet, and their pricing is rather different than WashingtonCD. For example, at On-disk.com CDs and DVDs are under $5.00US, and couple bucks for shipping. (WashingtonCD is not an authorized distributor.) Canonical will ship you a CD edition for free. Really free, not free + money. Don't wait, folks, get your unauthorized no-cost Windows killer for only $20 + $6 shipping now!
|