Originally posted by frostyboy: Bill gates walks into a bar... and decides to buy the place
He sets up a chain (network) of them, where none of the bars communicate with each other. He starts his own brewery and makes it practically law that every 'non-Gates' bar must sell his drinks, one's that don't are stripped of their licence and put out of business. His bars sell 'bloatware' drinks, where a pint is now 3 gallons of watered-down beer costing £125. If you want another drink (update) you'll get it free but find most of them are only applicable to a minority of other drinkers. For better drinks (upgrades) there's a 5 year waiting list. All the interior decor, fixtures, fittings are borrowed (licenced) from small independent bars who've yet to see a penny. His bars suffer from ineffective security and are constantly burglarised, mainly for the sheer hell of it! Due to the money Gates makes (largely from his monopoly) he has an expensive marketing machine that ensures people flock to (ie, have practically no choice but to use) his bars. This means people are largely unaware of the smaller Linux bars where a vibrant friendly gathering are enjoying an unfeasible variety of drinks, food and entertainment which is available totally free of charge. Ho Hum.
Ok, I admit it's not the world's shortest/funniest punchline but it's to the point!
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