[Info-vax] OT: For Mr VAXman: Microsoft racist gaffe !

[Tim E. Sneddon]

VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article <slrnh9cq9u.u38.BRAD at rabbit.turquoisewitch.com>, BRAD at rabbit.turquoisewitch.com () writes:
>> In article <00441a0f$0$22429$c3e8da3 at news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei wrote:
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8221896.stm
>>>
>>> Basically, Microsoft had an ad featuring 3 people, one of them with
>>> black skin, but in Poland, they photoshopped the black head and put in a
>>> white person's head, (but forgot to change the black skinned hands !).
>>>
>>> Since Mr Vaxman's opinion of Microsoft is well known, I figured he would
>>> get a smile out of this Microsoft gaffe.
>> And what about the laptop on the desk in the photo; awfully white, isn't it? 
>> One can imagine that it's really an iBook, with the Apple logo Photoshopped
>> out.
> 
> Judging by the look of ports on its left, I'd conclude that it *IS* a Mac.
> However, Macs will run WEENDOZE but why the fuck anyone would is beyond my
> powers of human comprehension.
> 
> I took notice yesterday while out and about that there are some of these
> small NetBooks now being sold with Linux!  The ASUS Eee PC was one I saw
> in my travels.  I liked it too as there was no evil M$ WEENDOZE swastika
> on its keyboard. :)  The small floor sample was only a mockup.  I wasn't
> able to discern which distribution of Linux was installed.  

I've seen those around too.  They are quite reasonably priced.  According
to Wikipedia the distribution is Xandros.

     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC#Software

Tim.