Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4237 mails)

[Fred Miller <fmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday August 15 2004 5:37 pm, Curtis Rey wrote:
> On Wed August 11 2004 16:31, Sid Boyce wrote:
> > You've seen the Linux adverts, many tens of  millions of dollars worth,
> > they are mostly by Microsoft.
>
> Kinda reminds me of the line "thou doest protest too much" (paraphrase?).
>
> If Linux were all that M$ said it was (or wasn't) then why spend so much
> money and resources to convince others that M$ is superior - as if Linux
> were some big scam???  No, they be sweating bullets but are trying to
> adhere (vainly) to the "never let 'um see you sweat" mantra.  Frankly it
> ain't working very well, especially seeing all the effort M$ puts into the
> anti-Linux campaign.

QUITE right! Meanwhile, MANY of us are doing a MUCH better job of maketing 
they they are - get one, teach one, get one, teach one, get one, teach 
one.........

Fred

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"Running Windows on a Pentium is like getting a Porsche but only being
able to drive it in reverse with the handbrake on."