XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: ahlstromc@xzoozy.com   
      
   flatfish+++ wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:   
      
   > On Sun, 9 Jan 2011 20:20:32 +0000, Homer wrote:   
   >   
   >> Verily I say unto thee, that Tom Shelton spake thusly:   
   >>> ZnU submitted this idea :   
   >>   
   >>>> Look, if you check my ~13 years of posting history (particularly the   
   >>>> years when US v. Microsoft was going on), you'll see I'm quite aware   
   >>>> of Microsoft's history of dirty tricks. But I really think you guys   
   >>>> are seeing a conspiracy where none exists. Most consumers choose   
   >>>> Windows   
   >>   
   >> The conspiracy is at the POS, where customers are simply never even   
   >> asked the question "what OS do you want"?   
   >   
   > The Linux netbooks were located right next to the Windows ones and   
   > were typically less expensive.   
   > The consumer chose the Windows versions.   
      
   Not quite.  30% chose the Linux ones.   
      
      
      
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