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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Monday 20 July 2009 11:34 : \____
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> Did Microsoft force Asus to ditch Linux?
>>
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>>| The problem was that Asus had not only adopted Windows and jettisoned Linux
>>| (which I knew), but the computer didn???t even come with the free services
>>| that came with the US$199 model. I know there are millions who love
>>| Windows. That is their human right. But it fails completely ??? for me ???
>>| on usability.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2009/07/15/2003448667
>
>
> I am told there is an impressive Web book running the Linux-based Ubuntu
> in the pipeline. Microsoft has already disproved the axiom of the great
> management guru Peter Drucker, who claimed that no non-governmental
> monopoly had ever lasted more than 15 years. The prospect of serious
> competition in operating systems can only be good not just for consumers
> all over the world but for Microsoft as well. But whether it can be
> dislodged from its entrenched position remains an open question.
>
> Sick.
Wait for the results in a few days. Make popcorn.
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