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____/ chrisv on Tuesday 23 December 2008 13:45 : \____
> Terry Porter wrote:
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>>Orders have gone out from Microsoft, to the trolls on COLA, to use the
>>term 'locked down' in any Linux netbook fud, to help convey the feeling
>>that Linux netbooks are somehow inferior to windows, which is as *open*
>>as your hip pocket allows it to be.
>>
>>In reality, no Linux netbooks are 'locked down', they're all able to have
>>other Linux distros installed on them, any time the owner wants.
>
> Well you know, nothing in the Windwoes world is "locked down", because
> Micro$oft will gladly sell you the "key".
>
> Here's Vista "ultimate" for only $320!
>
>
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8759293&st=microsoft+office&lp=3&type=product&cp=1&id=1202650464466
"Ultimate," eh? :-) So does that remove the DRM and the blubber?
>>Remember all Linux netbooks come with Open office, *installed*.
>
> So? Office "professional" for only $500!
>
>
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8168939&st=microsoft+office&lp=2&type=product&cp=1&id=1162594204637
It doesn't do ODF. It's for users of Microsoft Office to communicate among
themselves. No thanks, it's more important to communicate with one's
government and fellow users who can freely download OOo for every major
platform.
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