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Old July 19th 20, 09:28 AM posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.sys.intel,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
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Default General ramblings (with some Linux flavouring). (Was: Linux founder tells Intel to stop inventing 'magic instructions' and 'start fixing real problems')

On 2020-07-17 07:55, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 at 22:35:33, T wrote:

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It is the apps the customer cares about.Â* They could


couldn't

care less if they were run int Flying Zucchini OS, if
it ran their apps.

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I know "could care less" is the US version of this expression, but it's
inaccurate. Think about it: if you could care less, that implies that
you do care a little - which is not what you mean; you actually mean
"couldn't care less".


My American trophy wife -- the ultimate word smith -- has
a "from and to" rule:

"I take something FROM you"

"I give something TO you"