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From: peter@bonkers.taronga.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: Linux thoroughly insulted by Infoworld!
Organization: Taronga Park BBS
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References: <950116203411@lambada> <3g862c$3mu@supreme.pcug.org.au> <D3Mvy7.1Kq@csc.liv.ac.uk> <3heh7u$scl@umbc8.umbc.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 13:48:06 GMT
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In article <3heh7u$scl@umbc8.umbc.edu>, R. D. Davis <rdavis4@umbc.edu> wrote:
>Better yet, why not call it the Japanese car of operating systems;
>like MS-DOS, it's over priced, not only is it easily breakable, but
>it's mostly broken when new, it succeeded only because of slick
>marketing tactics and gullible consumers, has no real substance, is
>flimsy, each version doesn't last long, etc.  Sounds like a Japanese
>car to me... the only difference is it doesn't rust.

s/japanese/american/g