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Edwin <thorne25@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sep 1, 10:48 am, "Moshe Goldfarb." <brick_n_st...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:13:28 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> > > Earlier today while watching TV, I saw a commercial for Webbooks
> > > [1,2,3,4],
> > > which run Ubuntu Remix. They are described on telly as "user-friendly"
> > > and
> > > they are given 'for free' now, provided one signs a contract. This seems
> > > similar to what they intend to do in the US, as reported just days ago
> > > [5]. In
> > > Canada, when opening a bank account, you can get a free GNU/Linux laptop
> > > [6].
> >
> > > How things have changed. No wonder GNU/Linux scares Microsoft the most
> > > [7] and
> > > has the company's value eroding by about 30% in less than a year [8].
> >
> > Interesting how you Linux morons are always squawking at having to sign a
> > contract to get an iPhone.....
>
> There's a HUGE difference between not being able to buy an iPhone
> without signing a contract, and being offered a free Linux laptop as
> an incentive for signing a contract.
You're being offered an free iPhone for signing a contract, if you want
to look at it that way.
"Free" when used with "with purchase" never actually means free, Edwin.
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Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
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