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Re: The Tesco Autumn/Winter Catalogue, featuring ... Linux. Twice.

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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Monday 22 September 2008 12:02 : \____

> After takin' a swig o' grog, Homer belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> 
>> To put this into context, these catalogues are not in the same league as
>> Internet or high-street shopping - where "Lunex" systems are hidden from
>> all but the most arduous shoppers. To make it into these bored-housewife
>> "clubby books" a product needs to be so mainstream that it's practically
>> daytime chat-show material. To even feature in these catalogues at *all*
>> is pretty big news, but to actually be the headliner for a section, well
>> that just ... damn!
>>
>> No wonder Sweaty's screaming like a little girl.
> 
> Office Depot is still having its "COMPUTER BLOWOUT" sale on Windows PCs
> over here.

Are they suggesting that Windows blow (as in "blows chunks")?
 
> I'm sure they're happy with their corporate decision to deal only with
> Microsoft-compatible products <grin>.

They can sell sub-notebooks. There's high demand for them now. 

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include our stock in that category. It is bad for the long-term worth of the
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                                --Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO
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