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____/ Sinister Midget on Friday 01 August 2008 15:39 : \____
> On 2008-08-01, chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>> Sinister Midget wrote:
>>
>>>On 2008-08-01, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>>>>
>>>> In their own words:
>>>>
>>>> "Linux [...] gained some acceptance as competitive pressures lead PC OEMs
>>>> to reduce costs and new, lower price PC form factors gain adoption. [...]
>>>> Nearly all computer manufacturers offer server hardware for the Linux
>>>> operating system and many contribute to Linux operating system
>>>> development. The competitive position of Linux has also benefited from the
>>>> large number of compatible applications now produced by many leading
>>>> commercial software developers and non-commercial software developers.
>>>> [...] Our Web application platform software competes with open source
>>>> software such as Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP, and we compete against Java
>>>> middleware such as JBoss, Geronimo and Spring Framework. [...
>>>
>>>The assorted dufii have informed us, repeatedly, that linux is not a
>>>threat to MS.
>>
>> Really? Who could possibly be that freaking STUPID and DISHONEST?
>
> Take any of the Flatso nyms. Or Hardon Quack, DuFuS, Erik Funkyshuffle,
> ray_the_dopehead99, Simeon Kooke, Bilge, and on, and on, and on. All
> have either implied it or said it outright, and in some cases both.
>
> They're all on crack, true. But that doesn't explain away repeated
> stupidity.
Wait until they attacked some big proprietary software companies like Google
and IBM as 'revenge'. GNU/Linux is getting hard to attack without some Big
Lies.
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