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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro to wasbit   
   Re: Laptop replacement   
   02 Apr 25 06:29:12   
   
   XPost: uk.d-i-y   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:58:13 +0100, wasbit wrote:   
      
   > On 30/03/2025 07:19, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >   
   >> Then we have those users who complain about Free software not being as   
   >> good as the proprietary stuff. If they would divert some of the money   
   >> they give to the proprietary vendors and give it to the Free software   
   >> developers, think how much better those products could be.   
   >>   
   > Why don't you apply that argument to car manufacturers?   
      
   I suppose it would be relevant to car makers who give their product away   
   for free ... except nobody does.   
      
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