Number 12 in the list returned from "linux Windows" on MSN is almost blatant FUD.
Reading the link sort of reveals it for what it is but not to the uninformed computer geek. The story gives no details but it seems that someone has written some code that can run on both platforms. It could conceivably give a wrong impression about virus vulnerability. On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 16:19, Luuk Paulussen wrote: > Upon further checking... There are more than 16 results, but you don't know > they are there unless you click next on the first page, after which there > are about 8.8 million > > > >From: Paul William <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: CLUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Google and Microsoft > >Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:18:43 +1300 > > > >Read is on /. Were you surprised ? I wasn't. > > > >On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 14:34, Luuk Paulussen wrote: > > > http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=12603 > > > > > > Interesting - why Microsoft wants to buy Google, and a disturbing > > > discrepancy between their two search engines... > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Need more speed? Get Xtra Jetstream @ > > > http://www.xtra.co.nz/products/0,,5803,00.html ! > >-- > > > > .''`. Paul William > >: :' : Debian admin and user > >`. `'` > > `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Find your perfect match @ http://personals.xtramsn.co.nz with XtraMSN > Personals! -- ---------------------------------------------------- Regards, Zane Gilmore (Linux nerd since 1998) ____________________________________________________ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.:- A.C.Clark ____________________________________________________
