When Linux bloggers stumbled upon a Web page touting the virtues of Windows for running Asus' Eee PC Seashell, a furor erupted. At least as arguable as the merits of the Windows OS for netbooks, though, was the question of whether the offending Web page actually was the work of Asus and Microsoft -- or a troll.
Every once in a while a topic comes up on the Linux blogs that simply can't be ignored.
Just last week, for example, the blogs were humming along as they always do, with various cheers and debates over news such as Red Hat's appeal for open competition in Switzerland and the New Zealand government's (highly commendable) decision to stop its negotiations with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) 
for a pan-government agreement.
Indeed, bloggers were fairly rubbing their hands with glee as they sped along the highway of joy pondering such news when suddenly -- out of nowhere -- a brick wall appeared.
This particular brick wall goes by the name, "It's Better With Windows," and -- apparently, at least -- it's a joint effort by none other than Microsoft and Asus. The impact was powerful and unexpected; several bloggers are now in critical condition -- virtually speaking -- as a result.
'Two Points for Snarky Comments'
Holden Page at TechGeist seems to have been the first to the break the news, pointing readers to an Asus UK Web page describing the Eee PC Seashell.
Scroll down that page, and toward the bottom you'll see -- right next to the Windows logo -- a link to the brick wall described above.
Click on that, and it's a virtual horror show sure to chill the blood of Linux geeks far and wide.
"Windows helps you quickly and easily get online and connect to your devices and services -- without dealing with an unfamiliar environment or major compatibility issues," it reads -- bold italics theirs. "Trusted ... Familiar ... Compatible."
As Page wrote, "I give Microsoft two points for snarky comments."
Asus, we thought you cared! What in the world happened to bring about this travesty? So profound was the shock in the Linux community, in fact, that many have seriously questioned the legitimacy of the site.
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