> The same happens when someone runs into a Microsoft solution. Everybody
> knows
> that their software is not intended for real professional (mission critic)
> work. Everybody knows that MS OSes are subjected to horrible bugs,
> incomplete
> implementatios, viruses and all sort of shortcomings that would make it
> good
> only for entreteirment or home use. These facts are documented in tons of
> sheets of paper printed in magazines, several megabytes of information
> stored
> in web-pages, e-mails, newsgroups, etc. So if IT managers and strategic
> planning people are still deciding to trust their luck on Windows NT/95/98
> and
> the related products (MS Office, MIS, Exchange server, etc... included)
> they
> know the long term damage they're causing to their companies and to the
> interests of the stock holders.
[Kunz, Peter] That's the whle problem: adminds and execs, unliek
the tobacco isssue, aren't aware of the problems inherent to relying on MS.
> This is out of question. But in my point of
> view, this is a problem to be cared by the stock holders who are the
> business
> owners and also the customers who will depend on the quality of service
> provided by the company that is using MS solutions.
>
[Kunz, Peter] Now that's a nice approach. Unfortunately, it only
works once the company is belly-up :-))
cu
-pete
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