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$100 Laptop: Great for the world, great for Linux (ZDNet)
$100 Laptop: Great for the world, great for Linux (ZDNet)
Posted Feb 4, 2006 8:05 UTC (Sat) by sbergman27 (subscriber, #10767)In reply to: $100 Laptop: Great for the world, great for Linux (ZDNet) by irios
Parent article: $100 Laptop: Great for the world, great for Linux (ZDNet)
> I find astonishing the difficulty some have in finishing a sentence without a trademark in it.
It seems I hit a nerve with someone who has a personal nit with Barnes & Noble®.
(I find astonishing the difficulty some have in staying on topic and not turning every thread into a discussion of an item that happens to be on their own personal adgenda. But that's irrelevant here, isn't it? ;-)
At any rate, I don't see the relevance of a tirade against B&N with respect to my question as to whether the OLTPC initiative has a viable plan. The fact that they are using Linux(tm) allows the project to bypass many people's sanity filters. In a previous post, 'bk' chose the phrase 'pie in the sky' to describe the plan, and in my opinion that description is quite apt.
I remain skeptical.
I can't comment on B&N's coffee or coffee pricing as I've never been to the cafe' section.
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$100 Laptop: Great for the world, great for Linux (ZDNet)
Posted Feb 9, 2006 14:07 UTC (Thu) by irios (guest, #19838) [Link]
I have nothing against B&N; as a matter of fact, as a spaniard living in Spain I have never been to it but once in San Francisco, and my feelings towards it are nothing but great admiration and envy.
Pls, read my whole response before biting back (then bite back if you so wish). It is NOT a tirade against B&N and I indeed mean it to be relevant respect to your question and in respect to the point of view from which it seems to have originated.