[lbo-talk] The SMB in a socialist economy?

Fernando Cassia fcassia at gmail.com
Sun Mar 1 01:32:38 PST 2009


On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 1:11 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


> 1) I use a Mac, 2) I think the software I use is pretty good, 3) I like
> having my own computer, and don't want to share it with anyone else, and 4)
> I'm very happy with my uncommodified relationships, but I love being able to
> get/listen to good music performed by highly skilled professionals. So...no.
>
> Doug

OFF-TOPIC: Oh, the Mac users trapped in the Messiah's private software bubble.

Are you aware that El Jobso is just a Bill Gates with a sense of style and design, but the same megalomaniac goals, right? I mean... you MUST pay $200 for each corporation-blessed, pre-chewed OS version ready for you to digest, right?

Come on, Doug... proprietary software is a dying species... Heard about Netbooks powered with Ubuntu making a big dent into Microsoft's profits?. Apple is next in line... and heavens knows that people aren't gonna pay a premium for a "cute" notebook just to install GNU/Linux on top of it (Can one even buy a Macbook without an OS installed? No? Monopoly!).

Australia demands Linux netbooks http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=5&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevarguy.com%2F2008%2F10%2F26%2Faustralians-demand-linux-netbooks%2F&ei=2lSqSczWC5W6twfUoaDfDw&usg=AFQjCNFH_R9TFIMjNZcxIdzz5xzm25iR2Q&sig2=NU_Z8o2aukD6ilThguF7dQ

Linux netbooks killing Microsoft http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=13&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.computerworld.com.au%2Farticle%2F274087%2Fmicrosoft_layoffs_netbooks_sales_killing_us%3Ffp%3D2%26fpid%3D3&ei=Y1WqSZ3jMo-ctwef7PT7Dw&usg=AFQjCNGuwol9C6prfN3dOP3AsMT87BmHGg&sig2=YJaT60unq_Kq8S5ZLlT6FA

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