In comp.os.linux.advocacy, [H]omer
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wrote
on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:52:41 +0000
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> The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, OK
>> <otto@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote
>> on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:34:56 +0100
>> <k8h1s25jq97iq9rrr6utlo0glhavmmk72f@xxxxxxx>:
>>> On 31 Jan 2007 08:19:01 -0800, rayschestowitz@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>>> Poll: Will you rush out to buy Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating
>>>> system?
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Yes
>>>> |
>>>> | 3%
>>>> |
>>>> | 1779 votes
>>>> |
>>>> |
>>>> | No
>>>> |
>>>> | 97%
>>>> |
>>>> | 52651 votes
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.cnn
>>> OTOH, that's 97% saying they will get it later...
>>
>> Everyone will get it, once they buy a new desktop machine
>
> Unless you build your own, like I always have.
>
> Get the hardware you really want *and* avoid the Windows tax.
>
Good solution if one can do it; caveat emptor, as always.
At least there's lots of documentation on the Web to figure
out what hardware is known to work with FLOSS/Linux. :-)
I'll admit, I am tempted.
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