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Tony




PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:41 pm   Post subject: anit-linux ad by Microsoft

the following add first appeared in the October 23, 2000, in a german magazine - c't

Posted Image, might have been reduced in size. Click Image to view fullscreen.

English translation according to Altavists's bablefish is - an open operating system does not only have predivide

Though I dont really get this joke since I cant find the defenition of "predivide" Confused
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:50 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

Maby cuz that word don't exist?
Prince




PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:45 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

it obviously does exist if u can translate it
Amailer




PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:51 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

No,
Some words are messed.
I knw, i used google translation for my french Very Happy
and got some mistakes cuz there was no such word!
Catalyst




PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:59 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

this might help..
the caption at the top translates too

An open operating system can mutate already times. With Windows 2000 however there are all services and services from a hand. That thus really saves time and for money.
Prince




PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:10 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

i still dont get how ne of that goes along with the picture Confused
Dan




PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:14 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

i think they are saying that all win 2000 os's are the same so they can sport stuff while linux can have tones of difrent verson b/c poleop can mod them. (the pic starts with a penguan, the linux logo, then is moded, see how it ties in?)
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:56 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

the froggy pengiun looks really messed up Shocked
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:07 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

ohhhhhhhhh i c wut ur sayin dan
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 10:16 am   Post subject: (No subject)

dan is so smart ^.^
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