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[quote7fc99="Coasters2k"]Wait, how long til Microsoft sues them over their name? :)[/quote7fc99]

Old news.... they tried and failed IIRC. Don't you ever read the news?? :P
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[quotecd51a="SHS`"][quotecd51a="Coasters2k"]Wait, how long til Microsoft sues them over their name? :)[/quotecd51a]

Old news.... they tried and failed IIRC. Don't you ever read the news?? :P[/quotecd51a]

yeah, the judge laughed them out of court. he said something akin to the fact that the glass portals installed in homes for centuries were called "windows" before any software existed...
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It just a move by walmart to lower the average cost of a pc by the 65-90 bucks MS charges to pre-install windows xp.

They realize some folks might already have a copy of windows floating around that they can install over linux if they desire, or they could always go for the old dual boot...
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hm

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They might lose a bit in customer support costs though.
Then again...
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[quotebb685="Darkshines"]They might lose a bit in customer support costs though.[/quotebb685]

i'm sure wal-mart will not support their purchases at all. in fact, i'd wager that part of the reselling agreement is that lindows is on it's own there. why the hell would wal-mart enter the end user support arena? zero money to be made there...
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How about more of a "Holy crap" - now that they are selling systems with Mandrake Linux installed?

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[quotebb7ac="the-unknown"]How about more of a "Holy crap" - now that they are selling systems with Mandrake Linux installed?

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yeah, i just saw that. a very nice one w/burner for under $700USD.
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Bah. I intend to emigrate, just so that I can get cheap tech stuff. Stupid ripoff Britain. :x
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