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Old 02-24-2010, 12:30 AM   #1
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LXer: Amazon pays Microsoft Tax for using Linux


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File under what just happened there? Amazon has agreed to pay Microsoft an undisclosed sum of money so it can continue using Linux servers and the Kindle. Since when did Microsoft pwn the Linux world again?

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Old 02-24-2010, 07:45 AM   #2
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When the big dog barks, the little dogs wet themselves and cower, not because they can't defeat the big dog, but because they're chicken.
 
Old 02-24-2010, 08:12 AM   #3
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When the big dog barks, the little dogs wet themselves and cower
Except for Jack Russells.
 
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Except for Jack Russells.
well, it looks like Amazon is not a Jack Russell.
 
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It must be a chihuahua.
 
Old 02-24-2010, 09:25 AM   #6
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