__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 01 October 2006 19:38 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Rex Ballard belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>> Just a hunch, but I am thinking that if Microsoft absolutely insists on
>>> their "Windows Guaranteed Agreession" WGA plan, that Crossover and
>>> Win4Lin are going to get VERY POPULAR, and if OEMs insist on installing
>>> a completely useless version of Windows, that WHITE BOX machines will
>>> expand their market to about 50% of the market, cutting DEEPLY into the
>>> desktop and laptop market.
>>
>> Microsoft is banking on consumer ignorance, Rex.
>>
>
> He has a point, though. I can see local shops offering linux machines
> with cross-over & wine and so on. Much less expensive than Vista,
> highly functional, essentially virus proof, highly exploit resistant,
> easy to maintain, thousands of native packages. You could see it
> working.
>
One can already see it. Linux is used in various chains (of stores) across
Europe. Free versions of the operating system are used, so don't expect any
advertisement campaign to chime in.
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