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Word of mouth

Word of mouth

Posted Jan 15, 2008 7:24 UTC (Tue) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091)
In reply to: Word of mouth by flewellyn
Parent article: Why Microsoft Must Control One Laptop Per Child (Technocrat.net)

Oh, and by the way: Linux has mostly got where it is just by word of mouth, so it is also a counterexample. Products like EEE confirm that people want it (or at least want what it provides) even on the desktop. Only problem is, people want Windows even more: they think Linux will be "too advanced" for them. Such rubbish keeps large portions of the general public away, which is a pity.


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