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____/ Terry Porter on Sunday 06 Sep 2009 16:25 : \____
> On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:02:00 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Terry Porter belched out
>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>> On Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:40:53 +0100, bbgruff wrote:
>>>
>>>> - so presumably there are some Linux netbooks still for sale in the
>>>> U.S., and customers are choosing those with Windows so universally
>>>> that the sales staff at BestBuy need to be instructed on what to say
>>>> so that the customers who don't choose Linux don't choose Linux.... or
>>>> something?
>>>>
>>>> It *must* be a hoax.... mustn't it?
>>>
>>> Hehe.
>>>
>>> I've received the same salesdroid speel myself, and so have friends
>>> when looking for Linux netbooks at the local superstore.
>>>
>>> It's all spurted out like a mantra, and each of us had to *insist* they
>>> produce a Linux netbook from their stores so we could buy one.
>>
>> The easy way to avoid the "spiel" is to state immediately that "I think
>> Windows is garbage." That really rattles 'em.
>
> I usually seem to rattle them without too much trouble.
>
> I'm as ornery as you, in real life :)
Don't worry, they don't give a humble opinion. They obey orders from their bosses.
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