Microsoft attack Linux at the retail level

[Chris]

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Very Sincerely
Chris. : )

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 3:01 AM, Jordan Rudderham <jd.rudderham at gmail.com>wrote:

> I think you're entirely correct. Having to make this sort of quiz for
> best buy belies how weak their position must be and how worried
> they've become with Linux cutting into their profits.
>
> I think I can safely say they're wasting their time though. Working at
> best buy for a year and a half, I never had a single customer ask me
> about Linux ( though I did have a few offer it to me though, and long-
> story short, that's how I ended up here =P). Plus, anyone who is
> interested in obtaining Linux will probably only have heard of it
> through a friend who will make sure this sort of misinformation
> campaign will not succeed. Not to mention Microsoft should be more
> worried about businesses and governments switching to Linux. Anyone
> know what became of that lawsuit in Quebec that was over the
> provincial government not choosing the cheaper, open-source option?
>
> Jordan Rudderham | iPhone
>
> On 2009-09-09, at 9:35, poitras.jordan at gmail.com wrote:
>
> > First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you,
> > then you win
> >
> > 1 more step
> >
> > Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Mr. C c" <c_dive at hotmail.com>
> >
> > Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:20:39
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