In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
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on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:11:48 +0100
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>> http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS6504473525.html
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>> Tamil Nadu laptops MUST be 100% Linux compatible or it will not
>> be sellable to Education.
>>
>> What a twist of events!
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>> If you make laptops and they don't have 100% Linux
>> compatibility, then forget it - you can't sell it in Tamil Nadu.
>> 100,000 pieces at $800 a piece!
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> All PCs need to be future-proof. With Windows Vista leaving
> Windows as a whole on the cliff, betting on Winmodem-class HW
> is the worse one can do.
Huh?
Run that sentence again by me *real slow*....??
If a PC is "future-proof" it eventually becomes a piece
of junk. At least if it can incorporate future upgrades
it might last a few years longer before coming such. ;-)
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