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From: Rob Morley on 4 Nov 2009 10:49 On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:38:44 +0000 Adrian C <email(a)here.invalid> wrote: > Thinking of writing a letter of complaint accusing Microsoft of > discriminatory practice. > > If ye don't have kids or a qualifying job, you pay for everyone else. > > Bit like paying taxes. > But the Microsoft tax isn't compulsory - there are havens like Ubuntu and Fedora where PC users can seek refuge.
From: Rob Morley on 4 Nov 2009 12:26 On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:08:39 -0000 Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > You may want to ask anyone who owns a nVidia or ATI card how Ubuntu > 9.10 is going. > Works fine with my AGP Radeon, and SO's laptop with Radeon X1200 :-)
From: bcoombes on 4 Nov 2009 12:31 Rob Morley wrote: > On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:08:39 -0000 > Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > >> You may want to ask anyone who owns a nVidia or ATI card how Ubuntu >> 9.10 is going. >> > Works fine with my AGP Radeon, and SO's laptop with Radeon X1200 :-) > Sure, most Linuxes work with old cards...the problems arise with anything vaguely new.
From: Richard Colton on 4 Nov 2009 12:36 "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message news:MPG.255bc57491e839649898ec(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <20091104154922.179f1cec(a)bluemoon>, Rob Morley says... >> >> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:38:44 +0000 >> Adrian C <email(a)here.invalid> wrote: >> >> > Thinking of writing a letter of complaint accusing Microsoft of >> > discriminatory practice. >> > >> > If ye don't have kids or a qualifying job, you pay for everyone else. >> > >> > Bit like paying taxes. >> > >> >> But the Microsoft tax isn't compulsory - there are havens like Ubuntu >> and Fedora where PC users can seek refuge. > > You may want to ask anyone who owns a nVidia or ATI card how Ubuntu 9.10 > is going. Works fine here using a GTX260 and an 8800GT thanks (so does Win7 for that matter). -- Unlock Your Phone's Potential www.UselessInfo.org.uk www.ThePhoneLocker.co.uk www.GSM-Solutions.co.uk
From: Richard Colton on 4 Nov 2009 16:43
"Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message news:MPG.255bd6f228fd52509898ee(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <7YiIm.1737$Ym4.308(a)text.news.virginmedia.com>, Richard > Colton says... >> >> "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:MPG.255bc57491e839649898ec(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> > In article <20091104154922.179f1cec(a)bluemoon>, Rob Morley says... >> >> >> >> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:38:44 +0000 >> >> Adrian C <email(a)here.invalid> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Thinking of writing a letter of complaint accusing Microsoft of >> >> > discriminatory practice. >> >> > >> >> > If ye don't have kids or a qualifying job, you pay for everyone >> >> > else. >> >> > >> >> > Bit like paying taxes. >> >> > >> >> >> >> But the Microsoft tax isn't compulsory - there are havens like Ubuntu >> >> and Fedora where PC users can seek refuge. >> > >> > You may want to ask anyone who owns a nVidia or ATI card how Ubuntu >> > 9.10 >> > is going. >> >> Works fine here using a GTX260 and an 8800GT thanks (so does Win7 for >> that >> matter). > > Ubuntuforum.org and plenty of IT news websites show that there's loads > of people ending up with blank screens, data loss etc etc. There may well be, but I can only comment on my own experiences. -- Unlock Your Phone's Potential www.UselessInfo.org.uk www.ThePhoneLocker.co.uk www.GSM-Solutions.co.uk |