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   NunYa Bidness to All   
   Re: Is Linux the Next BEOS or OS/2?   
   09 Sep 05 21:13:19   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.os2.advocacy   
   From: nunyabidness@nunyabidness.org   
      
   On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:06:10 -0500, Lin?nut  Gave   
   us:   
      
   >In their stores?  I don't think so.  As far as I know, it was web sales   
   >only.   
   >   
   >And we know how much Windows malware as affected online sales.  After   
   >surging, they are stagnant.  They are stagnant because people now fear   
   >to go online to make purchases, after the massive problems caused by   
   >Microsoft's client operating systems.   
      
    Naaaaw... I think it stagnated due to the fact that Lindows (whatever   
   it is called) is 100% lame.   
      
     He follows the Bill Gates School of Suck-Mo-Cash mentality.   
      
     The guy has been a rip off ever since he got into the computer   
   industry.  All of his endeavors have been about filching other   
   people's money.   
      
     He defines "snake oil" bullshit.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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