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The Inquirer: Linux is Not an Option

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 3, 2007

“Charlie’s blast at Microsoft, which you can find here, justly
berates the software giant for clinging, Rottweiler-like, to its
daft product activation scheme, which should have been sent to the
gulag years ago. Vista, he claims, will play no part in his future
plans, due to the frequency with which he upgrades, tweaks and
otherwise spiffs-up his PCs.

“But is Mr D a typical user? The sort that make up 90 percent of
the PC using public? The answer, of course, is a resounding
‘no…'”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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