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

Bill Gunshannon bill at server2.cs.uofs.edu
Fri Aug 28 21:14:09 EDT 2009


In article <00A90AD9.03DAE9E2 at sendspamhere.org>,
	VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG writes:
> In article <7foidsF2losd4U1 at mid.individual.net>, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) writes:
>>In article <t%vlm.14280$ze1.12959 at news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
>>	"Tim E. Sneddon" <tim.sneddon at bigpond.com> writes:
>>> 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
>>
>>Mine came with Ubuntu.
> 
> Where'd you get yours?

I don't know.  My boss buys my toys.  But it came in an ASUS box with an
Ubuntu re-install CD as part of the kit.

bill

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