Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:22:25 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Nicholas Basila <nbasila@epcot.revenio.com> Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, jonas.bulow@servicefactory.se, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Here is what IBM thinks about using FreeBSD on their newer Thinkpads Message-ID: <3A253B51.758D7AF9@softweyr.com> References: <E50E76D112D8D311907E00508B63B941BE8F6F@minnie.revenio.com> <000701c05958$09651ef0$3103000a@gaston> <20001129154748.A47200@echunga.lemis.com> <3A2536A7.EA05719B@epcot.revenio.com>
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Nicholas Basila wrote:
>
> I think that IBM ultimately wants to sell these laptops any way they can ...
> That means with non-MS operating systems. I just wonder how long it will
> take.
Don't be silly. If they think it will generate more support calls than
revenue, they will step over us silly BSD users in a heartbeat, chasing
after the next 50,000-unit corporate sale.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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