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Judgment Day

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| It is clear to me that retail outlets in North America tend to comply with 
| M$âs wishes when it comes to allowing real competition in operating systems on 
| retail shelves. Here are some compelling evidences:
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|    1. The standard argument is that retailers should supply what their 
|    customers want. Why is it that Walmart.comâs customers want 70 books on 
|    Linux but only 2 PCs, and then only very low-end devices? That other OS 
|    finds 470 books and 426 computers. If 7:1 is the ratio of interest, should 
|    there not be 60 GNU/Linux PCs on those shelves?
| 
|    2. If a customer wants Linux and searches BestBuyâs site they are given 
|    M$âs and Appleâs products to install their operating systems and nothing 
|    Linux-like at all.
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http://mrpogson.com/2011/08/10/judgment-day/
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