$200 linux PC at Walmart

[Craig White]

On Tue, 2007-11-06 at 18:19 -0600, Josef Lowder wrote:
> .
> This long discussion seems kind of "OT" for the PLUG forum ... 
> and doesn't really correspond to the subject line very well. 
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> > > > Probably requires a few bucks to keep a 50,000 sq. foot home running
> > > > year round too. Is he even drawing a salary? I don't think so. Nothing
> > > > at all seems out of the ordinary, as much as you are trying to make an
> > > > absurd case for accelerated divestiture.
> > > 
> > > I have no idea how much he's put into it personally, but there's the
> > > Bill & Melissa Gates Foundation in addition to their personal expenses.
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> > Of course - that too.
> > 
> > are you smelling panic too?
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I guess I must be feeling better today...

The original supposition was that a $200 linux PC at Wal-Mart was
causing enough concern to Bill Gates panic and sell his MSFT stock.
That's not off-topic and it's the type of thread that I want to
absolutely ridicule to certain death because it serves only to feed the
stupid myths/notions that some people feel compelled to feed.

I won't embellish

Craig