To be honest, most of the Windows people that I've had to deal with don't
know anything about alternatives and quite frankly, they wouldn't last two
minutes on a more complex system. Sigh... I despair, really, I do...
The margin is narrowing. I work with a lot of sharp Windows folks that
are
Microsoft Corp chief executive, Steve Ballmer warned his staff in an e-mail
on Thursday that cheap Linux-based software ..
And therein lies the spin. By focussing on cheap, Ballmer seeks to deflect
attention from
more important aspects of open software, such as peer review and development
Microsoft Corp chief executive, Steve Ballmer warned his staff in an e-mail
on Thursday that cheap Linux-based software is a growing threat to the
software titan.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_273556,0003.htm
Peter Webb
Technical Support Analyst
Toronto Transit Commission
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Microsoft Corp chief executive, Steve Ballmer warned his staff in an e-mail
on Thursday that cheap Linux-based software is a growing threat to the
software titan.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_273556,0003.htm
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Microsoft Corp chief executive, Steve Ballmer warned his staff in an e-mail
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Microsoft Corp chief executive, Steve Ballmer warned his staff in an e-mail
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Microsoft Corp chief executive, Steve Ballmer warned his staff in an e-mail
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: Microsoft: Linux is a threat
The quote that struck me the most was this:
IBM's endorsement of Linux has added credibility and an illusion of support
and accountability, Ballmer said.
My first reaction was _illusion_ of support and accountability? That
sounds more like Microsoft to me.
Mark
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Does that mean that folks in this group are just an illusion
Dave B
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Does that mean that folks in this group are just an illusion? I've seen a
lot of support come out of this group in the short time I've been
Does that mean that folks in this group are just an illusion?
Of course it does - didn't you know that all the answers here are
generated automatically by a pipe written by Rob, fed over a network
link from Alan via an interface written by Neil?
Whew, talk about sleeping through the alarm clock. I
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To be honest, most of the Windows people that I've had to
deal with don't
know anything about alternatives
Just Microslop talking in terms they are familar withthe illusion of
support.
Tom Duerbusch
THD Consulting
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Does that mean that folks in this group are just an illusion?
On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 14:19, Rod Furey wrote:
Does that mean that folks in this group are just an illusion?
Of course it does - didn't you know that all the answers here are
generated automatically by a pipe written by Rob, fed over a network
link from Alan via an interface written by Neil?
On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 04:17, you wrote:
Someone should explain to Mr. Balmer that this weakness is kicking his
butt. Especially considering that with all of the money that Microsoft
has to invest they still can't seem to produce a manageable, or secure,
product. Whew, talk about sleeping through
On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 15:43, John Summerfield wrote:
On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 04:17, you wrote:
Someone should explain to Mr. Balmer that this weakness is kicking his
butt. Especially considering that with all of the money that Microsoft
has to invest they still can't seem to produce a
On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 05:19, you wrote:
That's not the point. It's the sheer blindness of people where
Windows is concerned that's the problem - quite frankly, I don't think
I dropped in to see some people I worked with in a bank. There, I was writing
PL/1 code, using an IBM PC running Windows
On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 07:02, you wrote:
John, It really wasn't intended to be quite so serious. But since you
mention it, I am not convinced that they do understand. I'm sure that we
have all seen the interviews with x-MS'ers that speak to the fact that
they may well be this disconnected. Of
On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 17:12, John Summerfield wrote:
On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 07:02, you wrote:
John, It really wasn't intended to be quite so serious. But since you
mention it, I am not convinced that they do understand. I'm sure that we
have all seen the interviews with x-MS'ers that speak to
On Gwe, 2003-06-06 at 22:25, McKown, John wrote:
I agree. One of our LAN people made a router change which interrupted about
200 CICS users (TCP connected). They entered a problem ticket on it. His
question: What's the big deal? It was less than a minute and they're all
back working now. This
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