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Re: Use Linux, get suspended

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____/ High Plains Thumper on Saturday 25 Jun 2011 01:49 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Homer on Friday:
>> 
>>> [quote]
>>> Microsoft: Linux is a Swear Word
>>> 
>>> 'I love Linux and the XBOX 360, so yesterday I tried to include the
>>> word "LINUX" in the motto section on XBOX Live. I was stunned when I
>>> got a message saying "Your motto contains inappropriate language.
>>> Please try again". Come on Microsoft is that really inappropriate?
>>> Maybe only to you guys.'
>>> [/quote]
>>> 
>>> http://slated.org/microsoft_thinks_linux_is_a_swear_word
>>> 
>>> Where are all the "pragmatists" berating Microsoft for it's "hater"
>>> mentality, like they do with Linux advocates?
>> 
>> Microsoft did the same thing in FAST after it bought it. As I noted
>> earlier... http://techrights.org/2011/06/24/technet-forbids-rivals/
>> 
>> There's also this oldie from Romania where Microsoft banned a talk about
>> Ubuntu in some college.
> 
> That indicates to me that anything that competes with Microsoft
> technologies is a fowl word, unfortunately. A healthy competing company
> would welcome it. "May the best product win."
> 
> Just another reason to throw chairs (and tantrums).

They repel developers, developers. developers.

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