__/ [ William Poaster ] on Wednesday 07 February 2007 13:05 \__
> On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:54:45 +0000, Jim wrote:
>
>> Manolo Barboro came up with this when s/he headbutted the keyboard a
>> moment ago in comp.os.linux.advocacy:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> - "Some stores, including a Best Buy in midtown Manhattan, brought in
>>> extra employees to handle pent-up demand for Vista."
>>>
>>> http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/01/30/vista.launch.ap/index.html
>>
>> Meanwhile, in London UK, police raided homes and dragged people out of
>> bed, holding them at gunpoint outside PC World until the 9am opening and
>> forcing them to buy Vista. Hundreds were killed as the collective
>> resistance overwhelmed security staff who were trying to herd the victims
>> inside.
>>
>> But seriously, Vista is about as much looked forward to here as Apollo 18.
>> No bugger wants to know. I've got people begging me for Linux. I'm having
>> to buy in more burners to cope with the demand.
>>
>> Anyone who claims that Vista is selling (ie retail, not foisted via OEMs)
>> is quite plainly smoking something they shouldn't be.
>
> FUD fecit Microshaftus.
Please don't feed linuxsux at lycos. It makes his tosh visible (not just to
my newsreader, but also to Googlers and search engines, which have the FUD
*bumped* to the top).
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