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Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had."

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On 2025-01-05 11:11, DFS wrote:
> On 12/23/2024 6:07 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> So, Microsoft has gained one more defector from the Linux world.
>>
>> Yay Microsoft. Baby steps, baby steps ...
> 
> 
> MS has ruled the desktop OS and office software markets for 34 years 
> straight, with total and complete dominance.  And helped generate over 
> $2 trillion in lifetime revenue for the mighty MS Corporation.
> 
> Linux Mint got $9.6 thousand in donations March 2024.
> 
> gurgle

Microsoft _requires_ payment so money must exit your bank account for 
the honour of using their software. In Mint's case, no such exchange is 
necessary so the money it received was given voluntarily by users of the 
software. In other words, Microsoft demands money for its product 
regardless of how you might later feel about it whereas Mint suggests 
that you give it money if you are satisfied with the product you've 
already received. Admittedly, they barely even make such a suggestion 
since they are happy to offer you the product at no charge. The people 
who therefore gave money to Linux Mint are people who insisted that they 
should have it despite the fact that Clément Lefebvre didn't even ask 
for it.

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Andrzej (Andre) Matuch
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GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2024-12-23 17:16 -0500
  Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-12-23 23:07 +0000
    Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2024-12-23 19:04 -0600
    Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-12-24 07:12 -0500
    Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-05 11:11 -0500
      Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-05 13:32 -0500
        DFS victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-01-05 15:03 -0500
          Re: Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-11 11:37 -0500
      Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-10 22:51 +0000
  Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2024-12-24 10:57 -0500
    Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-27 17:18 -0500
      Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2024-12-27 17:43 -0500
      Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-28 02:19 +0000
        Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-27 21:36 -0500
          Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-28 02:49 +0000
  Re: GuhNoo/Linux victim: "one of the worst experiences I ever had." Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-27 17:15 -0500

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