On Fri, 22 May 2009 11:01:30 +0000, above the shrieking, FUDding & whining
of the trolls Gregory Shearman was heard to say:
> On 2009-05-20, wispygalaxy <wispygalaxy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>
>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, wispygalaxy belched out
>>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>>
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> iUnika Gyy netbook weighs 1.5 pounds, will cost $176
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>> | Hey, remember the $199 Impulse TNX-9500, the "world's cheapest
>>>>> | laptop?" Yeah, it was just the beginning. Say hello to the iUnika Gyy,
>>>>> | which manages to shave its price down to ?130 ($176) by using a slower
>>>>> | 400MHz MIPS processor and ditching that costly XP license for Linux.
>>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> Oooh, look at that thing! The design is cool (black/white contrast).
>>>> But I
>>>> don't get why there's a Windows key there. I hope there's an option to
>>>> put
>>>> Tux on it. He's a lot cuter than the Windows logo! ;-)
>>>
>>> The "Windows" key is a sure sign of the Monopoly, isn't it?
>>
>> It's like a tattoo that is hard to get rid of. I have a Windows key on my
>> laptop. I could technically scratch it off, but then I'd mess up my
>> keyboard with scratch marks.
>
> They wear off eventually. I've got rid of both the Windows key and the
> windows sticker (as well as the intel celeron sticker) off my black IBM
> Thinkpad.
So did I. It's now got one of these icons instead. :-)
http://tux.crystalxp.net/en.6.12.html
--
Surely you are not comparing the
non-existent Linux (at that time)
with Windows 98?
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