RE: [ActiveDir] OT: M$

[Rich Milburn]

> and like any other big company they are out to make $.   Every for-profit company is out there to make money, not just big ones.  Every one of us who is working for a for-profit company is working for a company who’s primary reason for existence is to make money.  And every one of us who is trading our hours for dollars is doing it for the money regardless of whether you love it anyway or not.  (if this was a yacht sailing list or a mountaineering list that might not be the case, but being an AD list, I’d pretty confident my statement is true J).  Just because Microsoft has made a LOT of money doesn’t make them evil, it makes them successful – something we all strive to be.  They’ve also made a significant positive impact on the world, and provide a livelihood for probably half if not more of the members of this list.   I think M$ stems from an anti-capitalist, anti-establishment mentality, which is nice for idealists with trust funds but not so nice for people living in such environments (ask someone who lived in an Eastern Block country in the soviet era who wasn’t a big party member).   Good point to bring up, Laura, I was thinking the same thing when I saw it initially…   ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Rich Milburn MCSE, Microsoft MVP - Directory Services Sr Network Analyst, Field Platform Development Applebee's International, Inc. 4551 W. 107th St Overland Park, KS 66207 913-967-2819 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ”I love the smell of red herrings in the morning” - anonymous From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Condra, Jerry W Mr HP Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 12:41 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: M$   I have a mostly positive view of M$ and like their products. Heck, I’m certified in their products. But that doesn’t make them inexpensive and like any other big company they are out to make $. J   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laura A. Robinson Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 12:14 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: M$   Just out of curiosity, what makes people think it's appropriate to refer to Microsoft as "M$" on an MS-focused mailing list whose participants include Microsoft employees, Microsoft contractors, Microsoft MVPs and various other people who may have a relatively positive view of Microsoft?   Laura   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jitendra Kalyankar Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 10:16 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Beginner's Book on Scripting - WSH or _vbscript_? This is the link to M$ to start with...very good info....   http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url="">   -- Sincerely, J   On 11/9/06, Stu Packett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello everyone.  After reading through a lot of the posts on this mailing list, I realize I could make my job easier if I knew how to script.  I have no experience in scripting, but would like to know what books do you recommend as a beginner's book on scripting?  Also, I don't really know the difference between WSH and _vbscript_, so if anyone could explain that, I'd appreciate that.  After browsing through Amazon, I saw several books on WSH and _vbscript_, but don't know where I should focus on.  I'm also open to computer based training (CBT) videos of any exist.  Thanks in advance. -------APPLEBEE'S INTERNATIONAL, INC. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE------- PRIVILEGED / CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION may be contained in this message or any attachments. This information is strictly confidential and may be subject to attorney-client privilege. This message is intended only for the use of the named addressee. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this in error, you should kindly notify the sender by reply e-mail and immediately destroy this message. Unauthorized interception of this e-mail is a violation of federal criminal law. Applebee's International, Inc. reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to and from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Applebee's International, Inc. e-mail system.