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Microsoft claims Linux ad is misleading

The ASA said different hardware was used in the claims
Microsoft has been reprimanded over misleading advertising by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
The UK watchdog upheld complaints about a magazine advert which claimed that the open-source operating system Linux was more expensive than Windows.

Full story:bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3600724.stm

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