On Wednesday 25 August 2004 17:23, Stephen Kühn wrote: > On Wed, 2004-08-25 at 23:07, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > On Wednesday 25 August 2004 07:52, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > > > http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18067 > > > > > > Compared a mainframe to a dual 900MHz Xeon kit > > > > > > By INQUIRER staff: Wednesday 25 August 2004, 08:24 > > > THE UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a series > > > of public complaints over an advert in a magazine comparing the > > > cost of Linux versus Microsoft Windows. > > > > <snip> > > > > > The ASA said: "Because the comparison included the hardware, as > > > well as the operating system and therefore did not show that > > > running a Linux operating system was ten times more expensive > > > than running a Windows operating system, the Authority concluded > > > that the advertisement was misleading." > > > > Really how could this be! > > Isn't this proof enough that Microsoft is doing everything they can > to either quench the thirst for non-Microsoft OS's or outright kill > off the threat of GNU/linux with FUD? > > They're getting desperate, mate. Very desperate. > > GNU/linux is spreading faster than they can counter. > Makes me think they are democrats if so you cant believe anything they say.
-- Regards: Hoyt Registered Linux User # 363264 http://counter.li.org
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