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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: The E on June 06, 2013, 09:55:56 am

Title: This has got to be a scam
Post by: The E on June 06, 2013, 09:55:56 am

http://robolinux.org/

Check it out, it's the solution to all* Windows security, stability and performance issues! And it can be yours now for the small price of 79.95USD!


*all in this case referring to issues present in versions of the Windows OS prior to XP SP3

Title: Re: This has got to be a scam
Post by: Luis Dias on June 06, 2013, 09:59:50 am

Hmmm yeah. Windows in a VM? Windows programs "sandboxed"? Will we have to buy Windows too, or is it a "Wine" kind of ****? A lot of cool concepts there just throwned around without any indication of them being coherent with each other...

... for the ludicrous price of 79.95 paper money!

Yeah.

Title: Re: This has got to be a scam
Post by: The E on June 06, 2013, 10:01:22 am

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Will we have to buy Windows too, or is it a "Wine" kind of ****?

According to the post on TDWTF I got this from, they're apparently bundling an XP image with the download (which I am sure is something MS will really like).

Title: Re: This has got to be a scam
Post by: Phantom Hoover on June 06, 2013, 10:41:32 am

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If you know how to use a pc then you could download one of hundreds of great free Linux operating systems. But you'll need to Know exactly what code tweaks & software are required, how to build a virtual machine, how to make it look cool, what music and windows media codec files and programs you need to download and configure. It can be a challenging and long process for most non techies.

Nice to see that old canard's still doing the rounds.

Title: Re: This has got to be a scam
Post by: Polpolion on June 06, 2013, 11:54:09 am

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Did you know that the Linux Google Android & the FREE BSD Unix Apple iOS mobile devices now have a larger worldwide installed base than Microsoft Windows?

what the **** am I reading

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Robolinux makes your Windows PC 100% immune to Viruses & Malware!

How does this even work?

Title: Re: This has got to be a scam
Post by: The E on June 06, 2013, 12:09:23 pm

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what the **** am I reading

#

The most inept and misleading advertisement for a project in a looooong time?

Title: Re: This has got to be a scam
Post by: Dragon on June 06, 2013, 12:55:47 pm

"100% immunity to malware", huh? I wonder how much time it'll take for hackers to call BS on that one...

Title: Re: This has got to be a scam
Post by: Ghostavo on June 06, 2013, 01:54:04 pm

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Windows still uses the MS DOS file system now called NTFS(...)

:facepalm:

Title: Re: This has got to be a scam
Post by: Fury on June 06, 2013, 02:12:56 pm

This is clearly a troll, who makes it a scam for those stupid enough to look under the bridge. Move on.

Title: Re: This has got to be a scam
Post by: Phantom Hoover on June 06, 2013, 07:45:07 pm

I think we can, in this thread, trust ourselves not to buy it; so really, we might as well mock it.

I also propose Hoover's Other Law: a distro that makes sure to show off Compiz in a majority of its desktop screenshots is not to be trusted.

Title: Re: This has got to be a scam
Post by: Nuke on June 07, 2013, 02:09:33 pm

Quote from: Polpolion on June 06, 2013, 11:54:09 am

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Robolinux makes your Windows PC 100% immune to Viruses & Malware!

How does this even work?

simple, as soon as the os starts, it shuts itself down.

Title: Re: This has got to be a scam
Post by: MP-Ryan on June 07, 2013, 02:13:53 pm

Quote from: Nuke on June 07, 2013, 02:09:33 pm

Quote from: Polpolion on June 06, 2013, 11:54:09 am

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Robolinux makes your Windows PC 100% immune to Viruses & Malware!

How does this even work?

simple, as soon as the os starts, it shuts itself down.

Seems overly complicated.  Far more likely it just doesn't start - or do anything worthwhile - at all.