Re: familiar on something other than iPAQ?

From: Jim Gettys <jg.a.t.pa.dec.com>
Date: Fri Jun 08 2001 - 16:11:40 EDT

> I feel pretty strongly that I can't buy a PDA or PC or much of any
> other device with a microsoft license. If I don't vote with my
> dollars, how can I possibly expect there to be any positive change? I
> can code the best stuff in the world, but if people don't change how
> they buy, and what vendors preinstall or don't preinstall, it really
> just makes things worse.
>

I understand how you feel.

But you can expect positive change if you help make Linux actually viable
on PDA's for a big market. Nice as it's getting, it isn't quite there yet.
                                - Jim

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Jim Gettys
Technology and Corporate Development
Compaq Computer Corporation
jg@pa.dec.com
Received on Fri Jun 8 13:09:43 2001

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