John Cooper wrote:
> I don't think you are missing much. I'm not happy that the BBC didn't
> say it is based on Linux. M$ have killed Linux on netbooks so hopefully
> Google chrome OS will allow manufacturers to agree to try again.
Did Microsoft kill it or did they give just people what they really wanted?
Agreed, they effectively told people what they wanted by establishing a
monopoly that meant they were pretty much the only game in town, and I
don't doubt they sent out the boys to 'buy them out' [1] as soon as they
spotted the thin end of a wedge appearing in their sales.
However, I seriously wonder though how many netbooks were returned
because of that 'funny' version of Windows on them?
Sean
/[1] see Simpsons episode 'Das Bus': Homer incurs Bill Gates' wrath by
starting a successful business in competition with Microsoft; Bill's
notion of a 'buy out' is to send a couple of heavies around to smash the
place up!/
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