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Old 01-27-2009, 03:10 AM   #1
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LXer: Stupid penguin-baiting rant du jour


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Linux had its chance there for a while in netbooks, but has now been duly "kicked to the curb" by Microsoft, never to surface again. This according to Robin Harris, apparently an expert in storage, who in an amusing, penguin-baiting rant published by ZDNet, ventures his opinion on desktop Linux.

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Old 01-27-2009, 01:07 PM   #2
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I think this warrants a boycott of ZDNet.
 
Old 01-27-2009, 01:47 PM   #3
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Does anyone even bother with ZDNet opinion pieces any more? I haven't read one for years.....
 
Old 01-27-2009, 01:49 PM   #4
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It's true, I haven't either, last time I read one I was using Window$. But, it's still a nasty way to get traffic.
 
Old 01-27-2009, 02:44 PM   #5
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LOl Dell, HP, Acer, Asus and many other companies sell netbooks and laptops with Linux. The article is complete M$ FUD.
 
  


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