__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Monday 05 February 2007 18:31 \__
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, amicus_curious
> <ACDC@xxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:22:17 -0500
> <45c73cb2$0$9732$ec3e2dad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1448840.UnLLj17jgD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> (Auction:) You Don't Need an Antivirus - Switch to Ubuntu Linux
>>>
>>> Faster than Windows XP, $200 less and virus free!!
>>>
>>>
http://cgi.ebay.com/YOU-DONT-NEED-AN-ANTIVIRUS-SWITCH-TO-UBUNTU-LINUX_W0QQitemZ200075657025QQihZ010QQcategoryZ41884QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>> http://tinyurl.com/38ly69
>>>
>>> Not the first time Free software is being auctioned (and some people
>>> actually
>>> pay for it although shipping is free @ https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ , among
>>> a
>>> few other places).
>>
>> Starting bid: US $0.99
>>
>> History: 0 bids
>>
>> Says it all. People aren't as stupid as you think.
>>
>>
>
> A search on Ebay for "Microsoft Windows Vista" coughed up quite a few
> entries -- presumably from resellers. Apparently the 32-bit edition is
> slightly discounted; it's $227.99 to the 64-bit's $259.00 (which is also
> Microsoft's Suggested Retail Price).
>
> Personally, I'd just as soon download Ubuntu as opposed
> to having them ship it; it's cheaper to ship electrons. :-)
a bird whispered in my hear to say that this eBay seller has a history of
actually /selling/ Free software.
I suspect that amicus_curious is billwg, which is why he's filtered away. I
advise you to do this as well. *smile*
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