Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/24/w1nnt_number_plate/
W1NNT number plate vendor mocks L1NUX
'No specialist training required'
Posted in Bootnotes, 24th October 2007 08:44 GMT
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Updated It's all go on the OS-flavoured eBay number plate auction front, and no messing. No sooner had we reported (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/22/linux_numberplate/) on the availability of the highly-desirable L1NUX (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-Linux-Number-Plate-L1NUX_W0QQitemZ230183176982QQihZ013QQcategoryZ421QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) combo, than the owner of W1NNT (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MS-Windows-Number-Plate-W1NNT-not-Linux-L1NUX_W0QQitemZ160172206000QQihZ006QQcategoryZ421QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) decided to cash in on his fortuitous registration assemblage.
However, just to add spice to the kernel-fiddlers versus apologistas automotive head-to-head, the W1NNT vendor has added this to his blurb:
PS - Being Windows, The user will be able to get into the car and drive with no specialist training required. Also, the addition of add-on components will not require time-consuming recompiling of the Kernel.
W1NNT has as of right now failed to attract the miniumum starting bid of £1,500, while L1NUX currently stands at £5,300, with five days left to run on the auction. V1STA, meanwhile is still available (https://www.regtransfers.co.uk/main/secureordering/orderregmark.asp?web=1&searchpage=homepage&searchtype=2®no=V1%20STA®price=114995&index=0&st=&plateid=67177554&criteria=v1sta) for a cool £135,224.13. ®
Update
The original W1NNT listing was removed this morning and has now reappeared here (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MS-Windows-Number-Plate-W1NNT_W0QQitemZ160172560458QQihZ006QQcategoryZ421QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).
Bootnote
Thanks to the various readers who alerted us to the latest must-have car enhancement.