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| DATE | 2004-05-25 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] PC Makers' Love For Linux Boosts Piracy
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On 2004.05.25 14:22 "Inker, Evan" wrote:
>
> ** If You want to read the most stupidest BS story to come out yet, please
> continue reading....**
>
>
> MOST BUYERS ARE SWITCHING TO PIRATED SOFTWARE
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> PC Makers' Love For Linux Boosts Piracy
>
> PRACHI VERMA
Great
> The Linux-based or open source-based PCs sold in the fiscal 2002-03 was
> close to 2 per cent of the total PCs sold up from almost zero base in
> 2001-02 and this is only rising, says Manufacturers Association of
> Information Technology (Mait).
>
> The reason for selling PCs on the Linux platform is quite simple. A Linux
> machine helps a user save over Rs 3,500 when compared to a Windows-based PC.
>
>
> "Though there is no account of the conversion rate to Win-dows from Linux
> but my estimate is that it could be as high as 100 per cent," Mait executive
> director Vinnie Mehta said. A saving of a couple of thousand bucks for the
> user has translated into a loss for Windows (OS) proprietor Microsoft, a
> Microsoft official said.
>
YOU DO THE MATH MAN!!
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