One thing to keep in mind about big companies: They started out as a small
company, and they fed off of the red tape. Red tape is very fattening. That
is how they got so big. I'm now working for yet another large company, and
since I am in "data security" or whatever we're called this week, I'm not
very popular. Quite often, I'm told to keep my findings to myself because
the secure thing to do would inconvience some VP somewhere. Security is
paid lip service, efficiency is out the window, and to get anything done
takes six months, 14 different department, and somwhere around 25
approvals. Granted, the job security and the benefits are nice, but I would
rather not be so frustrated at the end of the day!
Kenny
At 12:54 AM 2/2/00 -0500, you wrote:
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>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> ... My initial choice was a Linux machine
>> from a mass market computer company
>> that allegedly supports Linux.
>> ... from another arm of that
>> large company's marketing octopus --- but I wanted
>> an out of the box system that met my functional
>> requirements without having to open the case!
>>
>> Not nice... that vendor may have disqualified
>> itself....
>>
>> I believe I'll spend a few minutes at that company's
>> Linux Expo booth, then check out other
>> integrated "Out of the Box" Linices...
>
>It's extremely frustrating to try to buy a system that will meet
>your requirements without having to open the case or mess
>around with low-level stuff, even if you don't insist on Linux
>preloaded. I recently bought an IBM Aptiva (through their
>employee/stockholder purchase plan, thanks to my wife's
>job situation), and after six weeks my only regret is not having
>taken advantage of the fourteen day money back guarantee
>when the first problem arose. If I knew then what I know now
>I'd have not wasted much too much time while their support
>folks proved their incompetence...
>
>Carl, I don't know what big company you were considering,
>but if it's color is blue I'd advise you to think twice.
>
>--Bruce
>
>
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