anit-linux ad by Microsoft

Tony · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:41 pm

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.

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

Amailer · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:50 pm

Maby cuz that word don't exist?

Prince · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:45 pm

it obviously does exist if u can translate it

Amailer · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:51 pm

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 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:59 pm

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 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:10 pm

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

Dan · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:14 pm

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?)

Tony · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:56 pm

the froggy pengiun looks really messed up Shocked

Prince · **Posted:** Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:07 pm

ohhhhhhhhh i c wut ur sayin dan

JSBN · **Posted:** Sun Sep 14, 2003 10:16 am

dan is so smart ^.^

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