Google abandons windows...

[Kevin Fries]

Red Star Linux is now called Asianux
http://www.asianux.com/


Kevin Fries


On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:08 AM, ChasM Marshall <chasm750 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Hiya,
>
>   Top down makes more sense to me.
>
>   Remember the era of Win 98 with IE 5.0?  That's when
> the U.S. Army choose Apple gear for their .mil website servers.
> Still in place, too.  Didn't take me too long to "get it".
>
>   Google has tried very hard to satisfy their Win/Intel fans.
> AOL used to do the same.  Chrome O.S. must be an easy choice for Google.
> My guess is that they finally got "sack-tapped" a 'lil too hard.
> Even the Chinese have something called "Red Star" Linux. (still a rumor)
> Can't wait to see it.
>
> (-:  Chas.M.  :-)
>
> > Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:39:27 -0500
> > Subject: Fwd: Google abandons windows...
> > From: gm5729 at gmail.com
> > To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: gm5729 <gm5729 at gmail.com>
> > Date: Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 14:35
> > Subject: Google abandons windows...
> > To: gm5729 <gm5729 at gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 23:10:42 -0700
> > From: Alan Dayley <alandd at consultpros.com>
> > Subject: "Google Abandons Windows..."
> > To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> > Message-ID:
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> >
> > Interesting.  And makes sense!
> >
> > http://mashable.com/2010/05/31/google-windows/
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > ------
> >
> > I agree.
> > (bottom posting "because I can")
> >
> > If one could use a F/LOSS O.S., why wouldn't they?
> >
> > If/when I am using a "closed source" OS (never mind apps!), then there is
> > INHERENTLY more potential for my PC to do what SOMEONE ELSE wants it to
> do
> > (a virus author, a malware author, a wannabe advertiser, etc etc etc.),
> vs.
> > what I want it to do.
> >
> > (not even to mention the authors of key loggers... !)
> >
> > I own that machine.  I paid for it.
> > (though it cost less than the annual price for my ISP!)
> > So, I'd prefer it to do what *I* want, not what someone else wants it to
> > do.
> >
> > Why would Google be any different?
> > The main difference between them, and "ordinary" users, is that they tend
> to
> > be tech savvy. (and, SMART in general).
> >
> > So I agree.
> > --
> > Mike Schwartz
> > Glendale  AZ
> > schwartz at acm.org
> > -----
> >
> > My tag sums it up for me...and would fit in this case.
> >
> >
> > Since IBM's contract with Lenovo ended, they have been replacing
> > desktops/laptops? with Macs as from my understanding company policy.
> >
> >
> > gk
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Remember it's not that we have something to hide, we just have nothing
> > we want to show.
> > ---Keep tunnelling.
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