Grandaddy Doug used to live down the street from Sam Walton, I met Sam a number of times. When Sam was seventy he could take four Bill Gates, and even though he was worth more than Bill, he never needed a bodyguard. He also supported schools and used to keep candy in his pocket for kids. A thoroughly different sort of man and a member of the American Legion. I'm betting his company without him, can beat Billy's with Billy doing his level best.
It might be fun to see MS tactics used against them, have Wal-Mart buy MS... Although that would make MS even more scary. Remember the movie where everything was owned by Taco Bell... Doug --- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > O, happy day! :) > > Walmart is a 1000 lb. gorilla compared to M$'s 800 lb. > gorilla. Things are looking good for the home team. > > John Hebert > > --- Nashid Hasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a very good news.......... > > > > > > "In a move that appears to be a coup for Michael > > Robertson et al, > > Wal-Mart's online store is offering eight different > > Microtel PCs with > > LindowsOS included. The computers sell for USD$299 > > to $599 and ship in one > > to seven days. > > > > "NewsForge originally reviewed Wal-Mart's OS-less > > PCs, a dramatic move away > > from the standard Windows-based home computer. Now > > the retailer is > > advertising systems with the LindowsOS distribution > > pre-installed, no > > longer just moving away from Windows, but now > > directly competing with it: > > > > "'These computers do not ship with Microsoft > > Windows. They ship with an > > exciting new UNIX based Operating System (OS) named > > Lindows. This exciting > > new OS delivers the stability of UNIX with the ease > > of Windows and the > > ability to run most Microsoft programs. These > > computer systems are a > > perfect low cost alternative to computers preloaded > > with Microsoft Windows...' > > > > --Nash > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington ## __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
