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Eight Things Windows Needs Before I'll Contemplate Using it Again
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| Windows 7 is better than Vista. Great. But saying that is like saying
| you'd rather catch the common cold instead of swine flu. I've demoed the
| release candidate for Windows 7, and I can safely say that I still don't
| like it. Aside from the default options being obnoxious and hard to use
| (the icons for running applications are identical to the directly-
| adjacent Quick Launch icons; running programs have no text to show you
| what they are; unless you have the hardware to back up the Aero
| interface, you can't get the window previews to help you, either), there
| are several things I need to see in a Windows operating system before
| I'll even contemplate switching back.
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http://linuxphilia.blogspot.com/2009/09/five-things-windows-needs-before-ill.html
The truth about Windows users
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| We all know that Windows Vista has been a flop, despite Microsoft's
| claims. Even Microsoft's Vista deployment statistics are suspect, as the
| company counts every new PC sale as a Vista sale, even in enterprises
| with site licenses that allow them to run any version of Windows, a
| practice undertaken at many businesses, as InfoWorld and others have
| noted. But how suspect? Thanks to real-world PC usage data from the
| exo.performance.network, we now know.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2009/090909-the-truth-about-windows.html
5 things Best Buy employees must know about Linux.
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| Lie no 5- Security
| This is the biggest, blatant lie of all the propaganda MS has ever come
| up with. It sometimes takes just hours for a patch to be pushed out to
| users when a vulnerability is discovered in Linux.You are never alone in
| terms of security when it comes to Linux. There is a constant look out
| for security threats in Linux and patches are never far away. Windows
| updates are pushed out when MS wants and not when it must. Windows is in
| itself an insecure OS without third party guards like antivirus and
| antispyware. MS talks about parental control, in what context is it
| referring to?
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http://sinaisix.blogspot.com/2009/09/5-things-best-buy-employees-must-know.html
Recent:
Software Freedom Day at Best Buy
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| Hello and welcome. Microsoft has begun to train Best Buy associates on the
| virtues of Windows 7 over GNU/Linux for netbooks.
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| Since Software Freedom Day is on September 19th, 2009(2 weeks away), Best
| Buy seems like a great place to hand out CDs and flyers encouraging people
| to try GNU/Linux on their laptops and desktops before they buy. In the
| coming days, we'll be putting up resources to help you at your local Best
| Buy to make this project a huge success!
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http://trygnulinux.com/sfd09/wiki/doku.php
Does Microsoft Deliver Anti-Linux Rhetoric to Best Buy Workers
http://ostatic.com/blog/does-microsoft-deliver-anti-linux-rhetoric-to-
best-buy-workers
Microsoft tells US retailers Linux is rubbish
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| One booklet shared with our Office Depot salesman includes a page that
| looks like this...
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/09/ms_linux_pitch/
Microsoft bribes Best Buy staff to slam Mac and Linux
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1532852/microsoft-bribes-best-buy-staff-slam-mac-linux
Microsoft Targets Linux (and Macs) with Latest Chart-Based Propaganda
http://lifehacker.com/5355556/microsoft-targets-linux-and-macs-with-latest-chart+based-propaganda
Microsoft's latest Linux lies
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| "If you can't beat 'em, cheat" has long been Microsoft's philosophy,
| which has lead to the Department of Justice and the European Union
| swatting them with restrictions and hundreds of millions of dollars in
| fines over the years. But that hasn't stopped them. In our latest
| example, an anonymous blogger who goes by GodofGrunts at OverClock.net,
| a site for people who want the fastest possible PCs, reports on his
| Microsoft ExpertZone training at Best Buy. What he 'learned' from
| Microsoft isn't 'exactly' true.
|
| [...]
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| Microsoft also claims you can't use video chat on desktop Linux. Yet I
| use Ekiga and Skype for video chat on Linux all the time.
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| Then there are the "Get the FUD" â er, "Get the Facts Straight" slides,
| which serve as a reminder that Microsoft's Get the Facts anti-Linux
| campaign (2004-2007) actually lives on.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/14687/microsofts_latest_linux_lies
Microsoft internal slideshow for retailers targets Linux
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/09/07/microsoft-internal-slideshow-for-retailers-targets-linux
Microsoft mis-educates Best Buy on Linux
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10346669-62.html
Microsoft Instructs Best Buy Employees on How to Trash Linux
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| It goes on to list tables with "Camera, iPod, and MP3 compatibility"
| and "Printers and scanners compatibility" being described as "many" for
| Windows and "few" for Linux. It also lists an ambiguous "Authorized
| Support" which it claims Linux is lacking, ignoring the fact that many
| Linux distributions do have support teams. It also mentions that Linux
| users can't play games like "World of Warcraft", which Windows users
| can. Ironically, Linux users can in fact use WoW within the free WINE.
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http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Instructs+Best+Buy+Employees+on+How+to+Trash+Linux/article16195.htm
Microsoft teaches Best Buy employees how to troll Linux users
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| Microsoft training material for Best Buy employeesâwhich not only makes
| Linux look bad, but is also full of inaccuraciesâhas leaked to the Web.
| Screenshots and commentary inside.
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http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/09/microsoft-teaches-best-buy-employees-how-to-troll-linux-users.ars
Microsoft helps Best Buy employees troll Mac users, too
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| We've got our hands on Microsoft training material for Best Buy
| employees. It not only makes Macs look bad, but is also full of
| inaccuracies. Screenshots and commentary inside.
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http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/09/microsoft-helps-best-buy-employees-troll-mac-users-too.ars?utm_source=microblogging&utm_medium=arstch&utm_term=One MicrosoftWay&utm_campaign=microblogging
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