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If this "MS Linux" project becomes a reality, will you use it?
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[poll] Ms Linux If it becomes real...
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Posted 27 February 2005 - 10:43 AM
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Posted 27 February 2005 - 11:06 AM
Giving the extremely unlikely case that this will ever happen I would most definitly give it a try! ... Not because I like the idea, but because my inner geek dictates me to try something as odd as this ... 
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Posted 27 February 2005 - 11:21 AM
yeah i would also give it a try. I have to much time on my hands it will take some off. But the idea just seems a little odd.
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Posted 27 February 2005 - 12:50 PM
well just for driver problems i'd think they'd be dreaming. ppl would still go for windows,
i don't think many ppl even know linux exist and they don't know that its not good at drivers...
so windows for me
i don't think many ppl even know linux exist and they don't know that its not good at drivers...
so windows for me
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Posted 05 March 2005 - 12:14 AM
hmmm...its a pipe-dream folks..
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Posted 05 March 2005 - 05:09 PM
The only reason a decent, upstanding company like Microsoft would purchase Linux is to force it off the shelves. Windows is far more reliable, far easier to use, much more compatible and far more secure.
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 03:47 PM
far more secure / purchase Linux / more reliable
what you are talking about?
what you are talking about?
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 11:25 PM
I'm wondering the same thing. If microsoft wanted to use linux and create a new distro, they could, entirely for free, however, I think the linux gpl prevents them from selling this (but they can sell the tech support to go along with it, this is what redhat does, or sell the CDs or community membership like mandrake)
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Posted 25 March 2005 - 02:44 AM
I'm all lost in linux 
Never really took the time to learn it.
Never really took the time to learn it.
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Posted 25 March 2005 - 05:29 AM
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The only reason a decent, upstanding company like Microsoft would purchase Linux is to force it off the shelves.
MS couldn't just *purchase* Linux. It's not owned by a corporation or individual like proprietary operating systems. It's basically public domain, with a GPL license. Now, they *could* make their own distribution, but I still consider this highly unlikely.
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Posted 21 June 2005 - 03:49 AM
Dont think it will, but if it does you never know I just might.
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Posted 26 June 2005 - 10:32 PM
IMO, I'm already using something similar with an nLited XP. But if this ever become reality, I'd give it a shot, but only in VMware.
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Posted 08 July 2005 - 10:29 PM
if the linux have same file system and security.. i will definately give it a try
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Posted 11 July 2005 - 12:50 PM
bhurtel, on Jul 8 2005, 10:29 PM, said:
if the linux have same file system and security.. i will definately give it a try
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Same filesystem and security as XP, if it did i would bin it.
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