I still think your experience is among the VAST MINORITY of metastized BIG businesses... That's the mind set I was commenting on, if you ain't got 1000 users you don't exist -- the m$ marketing model.... That's why their stuff sucks big time for smaller operations...
I still can't forget that statistic about the number of jobs "created" by the Fortune 500 during the go-go 80's -- the total net was ZERO jobs... Big business ain't where the jobs are, small business is... You were talking about the computer becoming as utilitarian as a telephone. I think you're right, someday the general purpose computer may be as easy to use as a VCR. IMHO, the basic iMac already is well along the way (as long as nothing goes wrong)...The Mac OS making things pretty simple for basic users has certainly made my tech support duties for my girl friend's iMac easier...(until I hit this keychain problem -- which is still happening, by the by). Most "computers" now are utilities; they're used to power automobiles, dishwashers, cell phones, etc. It's just those silly "general purpose" computers that are the sticky bit. It's moot for me, I'm retired from computers but I'm very grateful that I only spent about 8 or 9 of my 42 years in one of those corporate hell holes... Cheers; Chet Virgil Bierschwale wrote: >You would be wrong. >Typical places in my experience have been 2500 + systems is typical, >sometimes a lot more. > >Ten of them would be about 25,000 >Not enough hrs in the day for one man to maintain that many > > >Virgil Bierschwale >http://www.virgilslist.com >http://www.tccutlery.com >http://www.bierschwale.com >http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Chet Gardiner >Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 6:08 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [NF] microsoft_antipiracy_will_drive_people_to_linux > >I love your posts, Stephen... > >You always operate from the assumption that every business that uses >computers is built around the big corporate model. > >I always think in terms of the vast majority of clients I've had over the >years -- small networks or single user machines easily administered. > >I suspect my group of clients represents more machines than yours but I >may be wrong <s> > >Anyhow, it's always a hoot to read your posts, thanks for the laugh... :-) > > > >Stephen the Cook wrote: > > > >>MB Software Solutions <> wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>Ed Leafe wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>On Dec 15, 2006, at 7:46 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Certainly, lots of people have no love for product activation and >>>>>Genuine Advantage validation. Some comments on last week's Vista >>>>>activation crack post express the sentiments: <read link for >>>>>comments> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Customers have been abused by Microsoft for years in one form or >>>>another, and yet continue to send them their money. I doubt that this >>>>abuse will be any different. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Until Linux desktop apps are prime time or rather, the main stream >>>media/press starts supporting/promoting the usage of said apps, the >>>Linux OS won't take over the Windows OS. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>About a month ago I had a good talk with a network admin who gave me a >>lot of reasons why porting over to Linux is so much harder then it sounds. >>Education of the admins is the largest hurdle for any company to overcome. >>Do you think that the employers would fund training, test machines and >>allow good testing for a cross over from "Exchange" to another product. >>Now start to list all the products that the company has to switch over..... >> >>Seeing it from the larger POV where you might have to comply with >>STAR-BOX and or complying with a summons for all your email messages >>between these two dates because your company is suddenly in a lawsuit. >> >>This guy got an experiment to investigate a cost savings with Linux at >>a huge Financial company in Banking, Stocks and Real Estate. He found >>that in >>2001-2002 the quality of product in the Linux camp as well as the cost >>of the software(s) and training of staff were much larger then expected. >> >> >> >>Stephen Russell >>DBA / .Net Developer >> >>Memphis TN 38115 >>901.246-0159 >> >>"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided >>missiles and misguided men." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. >> >>http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ >> >> >> >> >> > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
