By Andy Checow on October 28, 2009
It seems that Microsoft has been handing Best Buy workers so called “training” material that pretty much warps and attacks the Linux Operating system, according to an anonymous Best Buy worker. The memos sent from Microsoft present very obvious and sometimes true statements about the lack of support and people wanting a comfortable and light usage experience but also makes very two sided statements about other features and security. Many of them are conflicting claims such as Linux doesn’t get regular updates like windows and we all know thats not true, Then in another memo they state Linux is a hassle to maintain with accuracy because it gets “hundreds of updates” per month.
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By Lori Sanchez on September 29, 2009
In early December 2009 the arrival of Windows 7 has people filled with fear, especially those of us who had prayed that Windows Vista would have been more than a virtual equivalent of torture. The pains of Vista, all well documented, are enough to make anyone a bit reluctant to do anything but search the Web for a copy of XP.
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