xfile wrote:[color=blue]
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> I don't have statistics for you, but you (and your friends) might be
> even more surprised by how many potential users lost.[/color]

They were predisposed to not use Linux and if they're influenced by
Frank and the Nymshifter, perhaps it's better if they abstain.
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> A side note though, not just applied to Linux but also to those
> "supporters" of their beloved product/company.
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> Same effects.
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> But the question is, you are the one(s) at disadvantageous and have
> lesser to loss. Take it or leave it but it's well intended.[/color]

Getting the word out is a good thing. The fact that the MS fanboys can
only resort to lies, insults, accusations of animal sex and no content
doesn't hurt either ;-)

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> "Alias" <iamaliasTAKETHIS@OUTgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:h2kh0v$554$3@news.eternal-september.org...[color=green]
>> xfile wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> Associate: People purchased a product/service because they wished to
>>> associate with the image delivered by the spokesperson (and the
>>> majority of other users).
>>>
>>> Disassociate: People refused to purchase a particular product/service
>>> because they didn't want to be associated with the image delivered by
>>> the spokesperson (and the majority of other users).
>>>
>>> Negative campaign: Almost always initiated by a person/company
>>> feeling insecure about their position in the market, and almost
>>> always from a 2nd-, or even lower, tier competitor targeting to the
>>> leader, and NOT vice versa. Most well-trained decision makers can
>>> tell this very well.
>>>
>>> Foolish: Anyone insults a potential/existing customer just to show
>>> how good this person is (or how stupid the customer is by purchasing
>>> a different/wrong product) at the cost of the customer to
>>> disassociate with the image represented by the person, and thus, may
>>> not continue to use the product or even consider it.
>>>
>>> Many people purchased a product not for technical features but for
>>> the above reason. So,
>>>
>>> You ask, why people don't want to use Linux? I ask, why you (as a
>>> messenger, a.k.a. unofficial spokesperson) keep doing this even you
>>> have been advised many times?[/color]
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>> I don't post for the regulars here who hate Linux. I post for the
>> lurkers. You'd be surprised at how many emails I get from people who
>> are interested in Ubuntu but would never post here due to the likes of
>> Frank and the Nymshifter.
>>
>> Alias[/color]
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