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USA Today says "Linux waddles from obscurity"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-when-usa-today-gives-you-props-you've-made-it dept.

JCallery writes "The Money section of Monday's USA Today carried a feature article entitled "Linux waddles from obscurity to the big time Momentum builds as upstart operating system proves it can compute". It carries a discussion of time and monetary savings in business, basic Sun and Microsoft arguments against Linux, growing popularity with Wall Street, Hollywood, and government organizations, and the credibility of Linux due to alliances with other industry companies."

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  1. Ha! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    All your FP are belong to me!

    1. Re:Ha! by Rhombus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      A winner is you.

  2. Mel Gibson's Signs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Did anyone walk out of this movie pissed off about the aliens being 'allergic' to water? I mean come on! Our planet is 70% or so water, most of the atmosphere has some sort of water in it.

    That jack ass wanna-be director completely shit the bed on this. I guess the aliens picked the one day in all of time that there were no clouds or rain on the entire planet?

    I left this horrible movie just pissed off. Now I know the whole point of the movie was more about Mel Gibson finding his faith (thanks Disney) - but this was a glaring oversight if you ask me. Hell, at one scene the even show an alien running through the corn field - when there is fog on the ground!

    The movie also lacked a solid plot, and character developement left much to be desired. I give this movie a 2 out of 5 stars. I hated it.

    1. Re:Mel Gibson's Signs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yeah, yeah... I know I'm responding to something way offtopic and all, but...

      The point isn't that they were allergic to water. The point is that they were allergic to tap water, what with it being "contaminated" and all. There's quite a difference in purity between atmospheric water and tap water, as I'm sure you know.

  3. Re:$3.49 footlong subs at subway today! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not sure who did number 4, but it sounds like they ripped off Shakespeare.

  4. Re:$3.49 footlong subs at subway today! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    1] Stairway To Heaven: Led Zeppelin 2] Another Brick In The Wall Pt. II: Pink Floyd 3] ? Bob Dylan? 4] ? 5] Walking On The Sun: (some one hit wonder band who sold their shit out for commercials)

    Anyone help a brother out?

  5. Re:$3.49 footlong subs at subway today! by Rhombus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    #4: The Doors, Break On Through to the Other Side

  6. Re:$3.49 footlong subs at subway today! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
    2. Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) - Pink Floyd
    3. Beat It - Michael Jackson(?)
    4. Break on Through - The Doors
    5. ???

    I'm a dumb ass.

  7. Re:$3.49 footlong subs at subway today! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    #5 is Walking on the Sun by Smashmouth

  8. Thank god for that MS link. by MongooseCN · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Good thing CmdrTaco provided that link to Microsoft in the article. I can never find their site.

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