Technician: So, you installed Linux on your Mom's computer and she wants to
go back to Windows because it makes her "more comfy?"
Caller: Yeah. I even dressed up the GUI to look like the Win98 desktop and
it's still not good enough for her.
Technician: How about setting up a cron job that reboots the machine for her
every day?
Caller: Oooh! And she'll never know the difference!

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** The Dead Come Through For Microsoft

As if there wasn't enough contentiousness between Microsoft and
the government, now state attorneys general are wondering why
they're receiving letters from Microsoft supporters who aren't
even alive. The letters have been arriving for the past several
months at the offices of attorneys general in the 18 states that
have joined the Department of Justice in its antitrust suit
against Microsoft.

Behind the unrelated letter-writing campaigns are two nonprofit
lobbying groups--Americans for Technology Leadership and Citizens
Against Government Waste--that have taken pro-Microsoft stances
in the ongoing legal tussle. David Williams, VP of policy for the
Citizens Against Government, admits that some of the form letters
sent by his group's membership could have been forwarded by
relatives of deceased members, especially since many of them are
elderly. But, Williams says, the fact that family members
forwarded the letters shouldn't take away from their validity.
"If they agree, they can cross out the deceased relative's name,"
he says.

Meanwhile, Jim Prendergast, executive director of Americans for
Technology Leadership, says his group's campaign was simply a
reflection of a constituency that wants the government to stay
out of technology decision-making. Prendergast says his group had
nothing to do with any of the letters attributed to the deceased.

Paul Murphy, director of communications for the Utah attorney
general's office, says the more than 400 letters his office has
received--one of which had a return address in Tuscon, Utah, a
town that doesn't exist--will have no impact on the state's
position in the case. "It's just a bunch of letters that came,"
says Murphy. "It's really a blip. It's more funny than anything
else." A Microsoft spokesman says the company was not involved in
the campaigns. - Tony Kontzer

This kind of Chicago politicking has benefited many a U.S.
president. Will it work in this case, too?