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____/ Homer on Sunday 21 September 2008 20:41 : \____
> Yes folks, Britain's biggest retailer is now selling Linux in a really
> big and mainstream way.
>
> Page 567 PCs & Phones.
>
> Oh, but what's that on the opposite page, headlining this whole section?
>
> The Acer Aspire One A110
> Sleek and contemporary design in an ultra portable chassis.
> Linpus Linux Lite version operating system.
> Wireless enabled.
> Only £199.00
>
> And a few pages over, we have a full two page spread of Linux machines,
> from both Acer *and* Dell, featuring the aforementioned "The Aspire One.
> 100% Freedom" and two Dell Inspirons (8.9in and 12in) running the "Linux
> Ubuntu operating system."
>
> 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.
He has many reasons to scream. See .sig.
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--Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO
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