[Meme] GNU/Linux Users: Linux is Very Reliable and Robust. Microsoft/Nadella: Hold My Beer.
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2020-09-10 14:01:40 UTC
- Modified: 2020-09-10 14:01:40 UTC
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- writings on the wall
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