Linux is Communism
from the Ballmer-PR dept
Arthur writes "According to Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft, Linux is communism." This is the exact same line that Bill Gates used about the browser when Netscape launched because they gave it out for free, and see what happened there? Microsofties will say anything, but watch what they do.
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Communism?
Free is good, as said in "The Replacements", "do you know how much insurance runs on a Ferarri?!?". I am all for free, most of the time. I buy my CDs, but use Free OSes [FreeBSD]. Free internet is GOOD, free porn is Bad. :) Free BEER is good...[i dont drink] but free garlic is bad.
Free OSes are nice, but they come w/ a price tag called a learning curb, lack of support/software and this may cost more in the long run to save that first 60-900$.
Rock on...........
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learning "curb"?
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Re: Communism?
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He doesn't get it.
It's not about the price, or the
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Re: He doesn't get it.
Anyway, it's not about the price, or the "consumer", or the demand, or about the "market share", or the competition. It's about the code. It's about the software. And it gets written.
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