Joe Klemmer to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago5 reasons Linux is the best OS for codingwww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down140file-text
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-link5 reasons Linux is the best OS for codingwww.xda-developers.comJoe Klemmer to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square87fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarealcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoA company tried that in 1999/2000, just before the dot com bust. You got a $500 PC for free, but were locked into a contract with an ISP and had to spend 10 hours a week on the PC, and 1/3 of the screen was ads at all times. We’re moving in that direction, but nothing is free.
minus-squaremateomaui@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago What’s the catch? Among others things, it’s a f*cking Compaq.
A company tried that in 1999/2000, just before the dot com bust.
You got a $500 PC for free, but were locked into a contract with an ISP and had to spend 10 hours a week on the PC, and 1/3 of the screen was ads at all times.
We’re moving in that direction, but nothing is free.
Oh, schnaps! I remember that.
Among others things, it’s a f*cking Compaq.