[wplug] More upsetting Linux press

Phil sublime78ska at comcast.net
Thu Jan 22 19:19:53 EST 2004


On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:18:13 -0500, Teodorski, Chris 
<cteodorski at mahoningcounty.org> wrote:

> http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/22/linux.desktop.reut/index.html
>
> Searching for a Windows desktop killer
> Linux still miles behind Microsoft
> Thursday, January 22, 2004 Posted: 11:02 AM EST (1602 GMT)
>
> NEW YORK (Reuters) -- As never before, corporate customers are turning to
> Linux software instead of Microsoft Windows to run big business 
> operations.
>
> Now, if only they could get the word processor's basic "cut and paste"
> feature to work.
>
>
> What the heck is that second line all about???

Maybe they don't get it that you don't need to cut - just highlight.  Or 
they needed to come up with something funny to make the windows people 
keep reading?

What about this quote from cnn's article:

<quote>
"It works 98 percent of the time. But it's the 2 percent of the time it 
doesn't that kills you," Jeremy White, a leading developer of Linux 
applications, told an audience of network administrators.
</quote>

Well, Mr. Leading Developer of Linux Applications - - don't write buggy 
code you nucklehead!  :)  Sheesh!

>
> Chris
>
>

Phil



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