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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro to ZnU   
   Re: Microsoft's dropped feature is Linux   
   08 Dec 10 16:04:26   
   
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   From: ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand   
      
   In message , ZnU wrote:   
      
   > But it's easy to answer the question of who wins from more widespread   
   > adoption of Windows.   
      
   Not so easy. First of all, you must ask: _legitimate_ adoption of Windows,   
   or _illegitimate_ adoption? With as many as 50% of the world’s copies of   
   Windows pirated, that means the market for proprietary software may not be   
   as big as people assume.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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