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“A recent column on Zdnet, by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, discussed
the reasons why people won’t change from a retail operating system
to a free one. The implication is that Linux can’t even give away
their software.

“That sounds pretty dire. Windows retails for around 200 US
dollars, give or take depending on which version and where you buy.
If the above statement by Mr Kingsley-Hughes was true, it means
that Linux is so bad that people would gladly pay 200 dollars to
avoid it. Do users really think Linux is that lame…?”

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