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Re: [News] Former *Paid* Microsoft Employee and Shill (TE) Michael Gartenberg Attacks Linux Again

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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Tuesday 09 Mar 2010 22:31 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz pulled this Usenet boner:
> 
>> Microsoft is getting very desperate. It relies on known shills attacking
>> Linux with lies over and over again
>>
>> "Opinion: Linux on the desktop: Still not happening"
>>
>> Said the Microsoft TE. Again.
> 
> What is his name?  "Throckmorton E. Pouch"?
> 
>> Ha!! Shame on IDG for publishing this nonesense despite the obvious
>> conflict of interests.
> 
> I really don't care about "Linux on the desktop".  It's already
> here.  Linux overlaps pretty close to all the functionality of Windows,
> including a lot of stuff that was once Windows-specific.
> 
> What I'm waiting for is "Linux on the preload".  As shown by the netbooks,
> people will generally accept "Linux" if they don't have to install it.

Yes, Microsoft wants to deny it, thinking it would just "go away" this way. As in...
a self-fulfilling prophecy.

>> Desktop Linux: Actually Better than Windows in alot of ways
>>
>> .----
>>|    The article seems to harp on missing driver support for the
>>| latest hardware. But for most hardware driver support is not only
>>| there for Linux, it's built directly into the OS. Installing my
>>| printer required the following installation steps: 1. Turn it on.
>>| That's it! It's completely automatic. Drivers are located and
>>| installed automatically.
>> `----
>>
>> http://digg.com/linux_unix/Desktop_Linux_Actually_Better_than_Windows_in_alot_of_ways
> 
> 

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