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OSIA Dismisses Gartner Linux Piracy Claim

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the shooting-back dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "The Inquirer is reporting that a claim by Gartner that Linux desktops are used for pirated copies of windows has been dismissed by the Open Source Industry Association (OSIA). OSIA told The Sydney Morning Herald that 'if Gartner's conclusion that pre-installing Linux encouraged people to steal copies of Windows were correct.... It would be possible to state that pre-installing Windows encourages people to pirate application software.'"

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  1. Scraping the bottom of the barrel... by sugapablo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now we're really scraping the bottom of the barrel here.

    What's next?

    =) Installing cars with accelerators encourages drivers to speed?
    =) Wrapping burgers in paper encourages people to litter?
    =) Putting two idiots on the ballot in November encourages voters to make idiotic decisions?

    People need to RELAX.

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    Sugapablo
  2. Re:There should be an MS tax, no there shouldn't.. by null-sRc · · Score: 5, Funny

    pre-installing Linux is the same as shipping the machine with no OS whatsoever.

    oh come on! linux isn't THAT bad! :P

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    -judging another only defines yourself