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Re: OS wars in the mainstream

From Hils <hils@saynotospam.net>
Newsgroups comp.misc
Subject Re: OS wars in the mainstream
Date 2014-05-25 18:11 +0100
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On 2014-05-25 12:19, Kara M'bola wrote:
> 2014-05-25, mm0fmf wrote:
>> On 25/05/2014 09:38, Hils wrote:
>>> A surprisingly good piece and discussion here in a non-tech medium,
>>> primarily about Micro$oft monoculture and Windoze XP's persistence.
>>>
>>> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/25/still-running-windows-xp-bill-gates-planned-it-microsoft
>>>
>>
>> I'd take your post much more seriously if you didn't refer to Microsoft 
>> as Micro$oft.
> 
> It's a tad fanboi'ish, true. +1 from this casual D€bian GNU/Linux user.

It has become automatic after so many hours spent (re-)installing,
(re-)authenticating and trying to get useful results from MS software.

Now a happy Debian user.

Feel free to explain what Windoze 8 will give me which Debian 7 doesn't. :-)

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OS wars in the mainstream Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-05-25 09:38 +0100
  Re: OS wars in the mainstream mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2014-05-25 11:25 +0100
    Re: OS wars in the mainstream Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2014-05-25 11:19 +0000
      Re: OS wars in the mainstream Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-05-25 12:45 +0000
      Re: OS wars in the mainstream Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-05-25 18:11 +0100
        Re: OS wars in the mainstream Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-05-25 17:47 +0000
          Re: OS wars in the mainstream Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-26 07:00 +0000
            Re: OS wars in the mainstream Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2014-05-26 15:07 +0000
            Re: OS wars in the mainstream despen@verizon.net (Dan.Espen) - 2014-05-26 11:43 -0400
        Re: OS wars in the mainstream Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2014-05-26 02:42 +0000
        Re: OS wars in the mainstream mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2014-05-26 09:26 +0100
        Re: OS wars in the mainstream "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-05-26 11:28 +0100
          Re: OS wars in the mainstream Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2014-05-26 12:55 +0200
            Re: OS wars in the mainstream Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-05-26 12:48 +0100
    Re: OS wars in the mainstream Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-25 17:27 +0100

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