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Microsoft at the Tipover Point

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the yeah-right dept.

David Gerard writes "In the wake of Microsoft's first flat quarter, The Inquirer brings us The IT Industry Is Shifting Away From Microsoft - Linux is being taken seriously, Microsoft is not trusted and our favorite monopoly is finding it harder and harder to compete with 'free.'"

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  1. Re:Oh shit! by letxa2000 · · Score: 1, Redundant
    The funny thing is you only need a "secure" BIOS if you're using an OS as unsecure as Windows. I use my same unsecure BIOS under Linux that I used to use for Windows XP, but I haven't had any security problems since I switched nearly a year ago.

  2. Re:Oh shit! by NeoSkandranon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    d'oh

    american monopoly => american economy

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