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SubjectRe: *** draft 3 - press release ***
On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Robert Minichino wrote:

> > but why not buck the trend and use a phrase which brings association
> > of being tarnished with age?
> > Perhaps "rusty old", or "dusty-deck"?
>
> Or how about "obsolete." :) "Rusty old" comes across as something that
> would be spewed forth from a bitter, opinionated individual, while
> "obsolete" or "outmoded" points more towards facts, such as design and
> feature set. Also, if we're going to FUD, the FUD has to be convincing
> and not akin to mere mud slinging. :)

Why not just omit it? It already mentions that installing Linux on a box
previously running NT is an upgrade. Adding NT-humiliating epithet is IMHO
unnecessary.

--
Alex

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Excellent.. now give users the option to cut your hair you hippie!
-- Anonymous Coward


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