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Business case: Let's see,

$55 BILLION in lost productivity last year
Licencing fees/Upgrade costs

Just dumping M$ starts to make more and more business sense....

Somebody go tell the accounting department...; Posted by: MarcB_z Posted on: 01/29/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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From Russia with Love OhMyGosh | 01/28/04

Please ... Suicida| | 01/28/04

either way... stephen732@... | 01/29/04

Business case MarcB_z | 01/29/04

logic? nikoli | 01/29/04

MS Shoots Themselves In Foot w/ Bad Software claytonmuhler | 01/29/04

THE REAL REASON, ryusen | 01/29/04

Mr. Gates, Sir, are these the TCO "facts" you're talking about? Xunil_Sierutuf | 01/28/04

Gates: Why YES, my comrade! Total cost to the world: just few billion!!! Bobby Sskcat | 01/28/04

"Anyone with half a brain..." tbo_z | 01/30/04

freedom to fail? cabbot | 01/30/04

you are right this time JWatson77 | 02/02/04

MyDoom virus declared worst ever Loverock Davidson | 01/28/04

Funny doe_z | 01/28/04

LOL, he doesn't like Linux nikoli | 01/29/04

Re-read the posts, dude. Doe is right. dicktaurus@... | 01/29/04

Breaking down his post... doe_z | 01/29/04

Unfortunately, Lovey isn't kidding, judging from his/her/its posts... dicktaurus@... | 01/29/04

Oh, and it is indeed! Bobby Sskcat | 01/28/04

Childish MS shill NoB$ | 01/28/04

He's not an MS shill Suicida| | 01/28/04

Well, he CLAIMS to be a BSD shill. DanIelWalker_z | 01/29/04

At any rate zd-spam | 01/29/04

tsch? Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/29/04

and you believe that? ryusen | 01/29/04

And what is wrong with BSD's FreeBSD | 01/29/04

No issue with BSD ryusen | 01/29/04

back in the DOS days JWatson77 | 01/29/04

And what if somebody releases the Loverock virus? George Jay | 01/29/04

They already have...look... Bobby Sskcat | 01/29/04

funny thought ryusen | 01/29/04

(NT) Brilliant Comment! George Jay | 01/30/04

funny story copygod74 | 01/28/04

Not that.. Bobby Sskcat | 01/28/04

What's even funnier! MkIIISupra | 01/29/04

No problems here jfrankcarr | 01/29/04

Re: No problems here PottHead | 01/29/04

If I had to make a choice Chad_z | 01/29/04

everything i needed to know about virus protection I learned in Kindergarte kenlars99 | 01/28/04

But this is ridiculous. It's not even particularly original. DanIelWalker_z | 01/29/04

Not really Fred Fredrickson | 01/29/04

It's not that simple Michael Kelly | 01/29/04

Microsoft : As approved by apathetic sheep jellyclock | 01/29/04

Life is strange nikoli | 01/29/04

No Income Tax???? vferrara | 01/29/04

NOT apathetic, nor a sheep heatherxh | 01/30/04

MS Announces New Security Feature Chad_z | 01/29/04

MS should do something about it! dg mh | 01/29/04

RE: MS should do something about it! XunilLinux | 01/29/04

Reading Replies mstump | 01/29/04

The best lies are always syntactically perfect jellyclock | 01/29/04

American English ryusen | 01/29/04

re: The best lies are always syntactically perfect mpol1@... | 01/30/04

English jpivonka@... | 01/30/04

re : The best lies are always syntactically perfect JWatson77 | 02/02/04

Sorry tic swayback | 01/30/04

Good Grief.... no professionalism here! TTate | 01/29/04

In the spirit of focusing on solutions - jpivonka@... | 01/30/04

Just a walk in the park. Yen_z | 01/29/04

MS security better != worst virus ever rgriffith64@... | 01/29/04

Looks that way from here... doctormoriarty | 01/29/04

Class Action Against BILL GATES AND HIS COMPANY MoYoToSoTo | 01/29/04

What are you talking about? KTLA | 01/29/04

Dude, a monopolist doesn't have to answer to customers! dicktaurus@... | 01/29/04

Lawsuits (the topic of this thread) KTLA | 01/29/04

Dude you know what's going on. beafeater | 02/01/04

Worst Ever? - Not Here davidwills@... | 01/29/04

The worst by its cost verdy.p | 01/30/04

THis i snot Microsoft's fault, it is the USERS fault keithfletcher | 01/29/04

Microsoft apologists re-use the same tired argument jellyclock | 01/29/04

Common back to the real world voska | 01/29/04

Blaming Users bit_rot | 01/29/04

The system isn't broken voska | 01/29/04

Way Past Broken bit_rot | 01/29/04

50% Rule jpivonka@... | 01/30/04

I'm a user and it is NOT my fault MarcB_z | 01/29/04

Grow Up!!! vferrara | 01/29/04

He didn't say it. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/29/04

click good/click bad rgriffith64@... | 01/29/04

I don't agree with that one bit voska | 01/29/04

MS system not robust rgriffith64@... | 01/29/04

Put the blame where it belongs! ShadeTree | 01/29/04

Nope, they are heroes rapson | 01/29/04

Voska, you are forgetting the most important thing! jjon2121 | 01/29/04

You are attacking MS's business model jpivonka@... | 01/30/04

MSIE vulnerabilities - a bit off topic, but -- jpivonka@... | 01/30/04

On the other hand -- jpivonka@... | 01/30/04

Wrong! Microsoft operates Hotmail.com and is responsable verdy.p | 01/30/04

Worst Ever, Yes, But for MS User!!! brenthawkinsmd | 01/29/04

Thanks God michael-t | 01/29/04

It's not just virus-carrier emails, it's system notices too nedguy | 01/29/04

No magnitude needed for verdy.p | 01/30/04

At some point worst ever is going to happen. nite_w0lf | 01/29/04

System Test ParadigmOdyssey | 01/29/04

Biggest Security Threat is: The User robbcravens@... | 01/29/04

Wrong: biggest security threat comes from mailservers verdy.p | 01/30/04

Who actually opens the attachment, though? alt130 | 02/02/04

It seems the Virus is manipulating header information G.A.L. | 01/30/04

Please campaign to NEVER bounce failed email deliveries verdy.p | 01/30/04

The peer-to-peer effect of bounced virus/spam alerts verdy.p | 01/30/04

Don't make your mailserver part of a P2P infection mesh verdy.p | 01/30/04

Bounced alerts do have some business value TTate | 01/30/04

even in that case verdy.p | 01/30/04

Legal penalties also for large bogous SMTP servers verdy.p | 01/30/04

Add Hotmail.com to bogous servers verdy.p | 01/30/04

THERE IS NO END ALL, BE ALL... ambiguity | 01/30/04

Is it really the virus or the sys ops and tools interserve | 01/30/04

Worst by what standard? agottschald | 01/30/04

The worst is till to come... verdy.p | 01/30/04

We will not like the real solution to theses problems. agottschald | 01/30/04

How does the FBI fight viruses? mlindl | 01/30/04

The worst? Dave P. | 01/31/04

Microsoft's downfall in progress beafeater | 02/01/04

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