Re: [newbie] OT - M$ dumping XP to combat Lindows?

2003-06-12 Thread ed tharp
On Tue, 2003-06-10 at 12:00, Miark wrote: On 10 Jun 2003 18:29:04 -0400 ed tharp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TigerDirect is such a bunch of liars to start with, I don't know which part to think is a lie Tiger Direct would be under investigation by the Better Business Bureau, if there

Re: [newbie] OT - M$ dumping XP to combat Lindows?

2003-06-11 Thread Miark
On 11 Jun 2003 06:36:51 +1000 Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it's too bad they won't just start from scratch and create something clean, unbloated, productive and useful instead of sucking in the entire marketplace with bloat, unwanted and unnecessary features, eye-candy and forced

Re: [newbie] OT - M$ dumping XP to combat Lindows?

2003-06-11 Thread Miark
On 10 Jun 2003 18:29:04 -0400 ed tharp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TigerDirect is such a bunch of liars to start with, I don't know which part to think is a lie Tiger Direct would be under investigation by the Better Business Bureau, if there was a Better Business Bureau for Miami-Dade

Re: [newbie] OT - M$ dumping XP to combat Lindows?

2003-06-11 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Wed, 2003-06-11 at 01:57, Miark wrote: On 11 Jun 2003 06:36:51 +1000 Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it's too bad they won't just start from scratch and create something clean, unbloated, productive and useful instead of sucking in the entire marketplace with bloat, unwanted and

Re: [newbie] OT - M$ dumping XP to combat Lindows?

2003-06-11 Thread Miark
On 12 Jun 2003 02:14:52 +1000 Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2003-06-11 at 01:57, Miark wrote: On 11 Jun 2003 06:36:51 +1000 Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it's too bad they won't just start from scratch and create something clean, unbloated, productive and

[newbie] OT - M$ dumping XP to combat Lindows?

2003-06-10 Thread todd
Microsoft is giving TigerDirect unheard of discounts on Microsoft software, allowing them to sell Microsoft Windows XP for just $50 to all of their customers who have purchased LindowsOS computers. TigerDirect is paying less for some copies of Microsoft Windows XP than even the largest Microsoft

Re: [newbie] OT - M$ dumping XP to combat Lindows?

2003-06-10 Thread JoeHill
On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 11:16:13 -0400 todd [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Additionally, Microsoft is paying TigerDirect to collect market research on LindowsOS computer purchasers, to figure out other ways to counter this threat to their monopoly... Isn't that illegal? ROFL, I kill myself... --

Re: [newbie] OT - M$ dumping XP to combat Lindows?

2003-06-10 Thread Todd Slater
On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 06:36:51 +1000 Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2003-06-11 at 01:16, todd wrote: Microsoft is giving TigerDirect unheard of discounts on Microsoft software The ONLY way Microsoft is going to be able to counter what's already started rolling is to secure

Re: [newbie] OT - M$ dumping XP to combat Lindows?

2003-06-10 Thread ed tharp
On Tue, 2003-06-10 at 16:04, JoeHill wrote: On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 11:16:13 -0400 todd [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Additionally, Microsoft is paying TigerDirect to collect market research on LindowsOS computer purchasers, to figure out other ways to counter this threat to their monopoly...

Re: [newbie] OT - M$ dumping XP to combat Lindows?

2003-06-10 Thread Aron Smith
On Tue, 2003-06-10 at 13:36, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Wed, 2003-06-11 at 01:16, todd wrote: Microsoft is giving TigerDirect unheard of discounts on Microsoft software The ONLY way Microsoft is going to be able to counter what's already started rolling is to secure their platform, not

Re: [newbie] OT - M$ dumping XP to combat Lindows?

2003-06-10 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Wed, 2003-06-11 at 08:20, Todd Slater wrote: I read today that M$ is buying RAV (anti-virus), a Romanian company I think. The article made reference to this being part of their secure platform initiative. Are all of these writers idiots? Heh, we'll bundle in some AV software and call it