Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>
> The biggest Blue Screen of Death ever
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Why? Because, according to the Morning Herald, both the Beijing Olympics
>| committee and Lenovo, a major backer of the games, had deliberately chosen to
>| run XP operating system on the games' PC because they didn't trust Vista.
>| Turns out they shouldn't have trusted XP either, but they should have known
>| that. Best of all, Lenovo chairman, Yang Yuanqing, said Lenovo had chosen not
>| to use Vista because, "If it's not stable, it could have some problems."
>|
>| So, next time you go to an online PC sales Web site and you see that line
>| about "We recommend Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium," just remember:
>| They're lying.
> `----
>
> http://blogs.computerworld.com/the_biggest_blue_screen_of_death_ever
>
> This "recommends" thing should be illegalised. It's false advertising. It's
> paid for. It's misleading and corrupt.
>
It's an interesting point. One wonders if this should be taken up with
the ASA?
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