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Re: What The General Population Thinks of Linux

On 2006-03-11, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted something concerning:
> __/ [ Richard G. Riley ] on Saturday 11 March 2006 08:46 \__
>
>>  "Roy"posted the following on 2006-03-11:
>> 
>>> http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/55888/index.html
>>>
>>> Based on a large-scale survey
>>>
>>> ,----[ Snippets ]
>>>|
>>>| Is price the only reason for the interest? Unlike the early days when
>>>| Linux provided a learning platform for people who couldn't afford UNIX,
>>>| price seems the least important reason.
>>>| 
>>>| [...]
>>>| 
>>>| The Apple Macintosh users also had little knowledge of Linux but
>>>| indicated extreme prejudice against it.
>>>| 
>>>| [...]
>>>| 
>>>| Windows users voiced dissatisfaction with Windows and said they primarily
>>>| "put up" with Windows to use Microsoft Office productivity tools.
>>>|
>>>| What about the Microsoft alternative? Again, we saw that as barely
>>>| a factor. People just like Linux.
>>>|
>>> `----
>> 
>> Did you read it? It sounds like a "special needs" convention. The
>> article is surely some kind of spoof and the replies make Linux users
>> look a bit "Ralph".

How does Dick know who Ralph is unless Dick is someone Dick pretends
not to be?

You want to field that one, Flatso?

> Speaking of 'fanboys', I urge you to subscribe to alt.os.windows-xp just to
> take a glimpse at some of the latest posts.

Guess where Dick's next crossposts are going to.

-- 
Microsoft is not the answer. Microsoft is the question.
The answer is NO!

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