OneAndOneIs2

If you've been online long, you've probably had at least one email from a foreign country, usually Nigeria, asking you to give them your bank details so they can transfer millions out of their country. These are called 419 scams.

The latest bit of news on the ever-popular MS vs. Linux war is that the Nigerian government, having ordered and paid for a bunch of PCs with Mandriva Linux on them, will now be installing Windows on them once it gets hold of them. It (almost) outright accuses Ballmer of bribing the government.

I can't help but wonder how the alleged email would have gone:

"Dear friend,

I am a high-placed executive for a large corporation and I need your help in transferring a very valuable number of operating system licenses into your country. I am willing to pay a large sum of money in order to secure your aid with this transfer. Please reply with your bank account details."

Poetic justice? Only you can decide...

;o)