Anonymous <cripto@xxxxxxx> wrote in
news:b3c4b351c09a0167243b69e220f1fe9e@xxxxxxx:
> Singer wrote:
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> news:2241282.9Wp4t5Qh6j@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>>
>> > PC World refuse to repair hardware fault, because of Linux
>> >
>> > ,----[ Quote ]
>> >| PC World refuse to repair hardware fault, because of LinuxToday I
>> >| took my laptop to pc world because a crack has developed near the
>> >| left hinge, this develops because the joint inside is failing and
>> >| spreading to the casing.
>> >|
>> >| Laptop is only 4 or 5 months old and otherwise in good condition.
>> >|
>> >| It was agreed that infact there is indeed an issue with the hinge
>> >and | that it will spread much further untill the display can no
>> >longer | stay attached to the rest of the unit.
>> >|
>> >| Then I was told because I have Linux installed, I am not covered by
>> >| my warranty.
>>
>> Welcome to Linux!
>
> So the in your mind people being taken advantage of just "deserve it"
> because it can be done?
>
> I suppose your mother was "begging for it" the night your sperm donor
> took her drunken ass doggy style in the men's room of the truck stop
> down the street from your trailer park, huh?
>
>> You can add to that broadband companies that will not troubleshoot
>> connection problems because you use Linux.
>
> BZZZZZZZZZ! Oh, I'm sorry, that's an incorrect answer. Please see the
> hottie at the door for your consolation prize. :)
>
>> If you try to claim a hard drive problem with an IBM thinkpad you
>> need to give them specific information from a program that runs under
>> Windows and not Linux.
>
> Utter nonsense. You can give them the exact same information using
> Linux tools.
>
>> How do you update the BIOS/Firmware of devices like phones, ipods,
>> CDROMS, DVD players, Motherboards etc.
>
> The same general way Wintards do it under Winblows, except that it's
not
> nearly as dangerous a job when performed in a stable environment. :)
>
>>
>> The list of headaches that running Linux offers when the rest of the
>> world runs Windows is enormous.
>
> The number of IQ points possessed by an average Wintard is absolutely
> underwhelming.
>
>> It's like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.
>
> Again with the snide comments about your own mother. Have you no shame?
No wonder your name is anonymous.
Yet another fine example of the comp.os.linux.advocate at work and play.
And you guys wonder why comp.os.linux.advocacy is the laughing stock of
Usenet?
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