Here's the link I posted earlier.
This is the first paragraph of the link. The first three words clue the year.
Microsoft last year began a transition to the "Select 6.0" software licensing program for Berkeley and other academic institutions. The prime feature of this program is the elimination of software upgrades, in favor of something Microsoft calls "Software Assurance." Under Software Assurance, you can pay about twice as much as the normal cost of a license, to buy the right to install any upgrades for the next two to three calendar years. (Software Assurance always expires on December 31st, so if you buy it late in the year, it's good for slightly more than two years, but if you buy it in January, it's good for almost three years).
I totally screwed up on the year. Should have been 2001, not 1991. Don't know why I had 1991 on the brain. Probably because of some maintennance I had done on my car the other day.
Unlike some folks, I admit my mistakes.
We all make mistakes, some just a lot more than others. I'll be glad to admit where I'm mistaken as well, but from the looks of this thread, I've once again been right on the money. This was yet another BS rumor posted as fact, seems to be about one every other day around here, last time was claiming Dell was selling Linux on home desktops which has had to suffer being blown out of the water three separate times now.
You guys obviously need to give it a rest. You spin around shooting off these articles constantly that never pan out, and personally attack us for pointing out they were bunk to begin with. Just because you can't comprehend the fact that Dell and IBM still won't completely commit to Linux, doesn't mean you won't eventually have to accept it.