[ale] OT: Win for the little guy

[MCover]

Along with that note, I also got laid off (I am not special) I am going to colege full time ($$$) and my job SUCKS! In the long run will be much 'cheaper' and reliable to put LINUX in all the school systems...
and in my good heart I just want to lean  LINUX....
there !

M




Jim Philips <jcphil at mindspring.com> wrote:

>I'm one of the people who lambasted them by e-mail. I asked them how they
>thought they could alienate Atlanta's growing population of foreigners who
>have been hanging on every second of this competition. They sent me a reply
>later, saying they had changed their minds. I can't believe there is such a
>devoted audience out there for there so-so Sunday morning news show.
>
>On Friday 28 June 2002 01:55 pm, Cade Thacker wrote:
>> Just a little note of happiness. WSB-TV(ABC channel 2) here in ATL had
>> decided not to show the World Cup Final on Sunday morning, instead showing
>> news(give me a break). The world cup final is watch 3 Billion people world
>> wide! Yes, Billion with a B!. Â So anyway, once the AJC ran an article
>> telling people this, the emails started flowing like beer. AND THEY
>> RELENTED!!!! Needless to say, for once it is good to see a victory by the
>> little guy over Corporate America that does not involve lawyers' fees, all
>> it involved was them actually listening to what we, the consumers, want!
>> wow, what a great concept. Anyway, I just thought this was pretty cool.
>>
>>
>> AJC coverage.
>> http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/sports/worldcup/0602/0628cuptv.html
>>
>>
>> --cade
>>
>> On Linux vs Windows
>> ==================
>> Remember, amateurs built the Ark, Professionals built the Titanic!
>> ==================
>>
>>
>>
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