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Stopping Linux Desktop Adoption Sabotage

Posted by Zonk on from the fair-play-is-for-the-birds dept.

Mark Brunelli, News Editor writes "Outspoken IT consultant John H. Terpstra believes that Microsoft and electronics manufacturers are working together to hinder the adoption of Linux on the desktop. In a three part series, he tells a story about how two guys trying to buy Linux desktops found they were overpriced, and lacked certain tools. He then describes how Microsoft uses its considerable resources and the law to create such roadblocks. (Part 2, Part 3)"

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  1. Re:Sure, blame someone else - typical zealots by lightspawn · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    This is what happens when joe sixpack (or, in this case, sixsubs) tries to use Linux. Check out the "Linux" entry near the bottom of the page.

    Warning: Before visiting the link, disable image loading. Trust me.