Microsoft tried to torpedo the success of the Japan Linux Symposium by launching their Windows 7 product that same day. They even had setup a big promotion booth across the street from the conference center.
During a break, we decided to make some fun of Microsoft and dragged Linus over there. When we arrived there, Linus was sold immediately on the product as you can see in the picture. At least that's what the sales guy thought. He obviously had no idea who he was dealing with. But in the end Linus surprisingly did not buy a copy. Wise man!
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System Manufacturer/Model Number: Too many to list. OS: XP, Seven, 2008R2 CPU: AMD, Intel, VIA Motherboard: Various Memory: Corsair, Kingston, etc. Graphics Card: ATI, NVIDIA Monitor(s) Displays: Samsung Keyboard: qwerty Hard Drives: Maxtor, Western Digital Internet Speed: 22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server Other Info: All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
I like the fact the guy behind the counter probably has no clue who that foreign devil is
Would have been funnier if either Bill Gates or Steve Ballmer showed up...
There would have been Mice, Keyboards, and OS boxes flying everywhere...
Bill and Linus would probably have an animated discussion on various technical topics over lunch. They are both reasonable people even if their philosophies are different.
Now Ballmer and Stallman, that would be a deathmatch... or maybe a matter/anti-matter implostion on contact.
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Too many to list. OS: XP, Seven, 2008R2 CPU: AMD, Intel, VIA Motherboard: Various Memory: Corsair, Kingston, etc. Graphics Card: ATI, NVIDIA Monitor(s) Displays: Samsung Keyboard: qwerty Hard Drives: Maxtor, Western Digital Internet Speed: 22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server Other Info: All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.