XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: fishman1945dec@willcox.net   
      
   On Sun, 9 Jan 2011 22:00:08 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
   >   
   >    
      
   So where are the Linux netbooks today?   
      
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