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Fast foreware about 12 years to the present and try Linux.
Posted by: voska   Posted on: 03/14/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Please let them announce a switch to Open Source & Linux  whisperycat | 03/13/07
You got that right.  xuniL_z | 03/13/07
And for good reason  IT_User | 03/13/07
Of course there is.....  xuniL_z | 03/13/07
You said downgrade  IT_User | 03/13/07
x486 w/ RedHat 2.0? [NT]  swoopee | 03/13/07
ok, maybe it's the wrong term  xuniL_z | 03/13/07
No get back into your wayback machine  voska | 03/14/07
I could do that.  xuniL_z | 03/14/07
re: You said downgrade  wally247 | 03/14/07
Are you kidding?  MageOfChaos | 03/14/07
Ok, here is the deal.  xuniL_z | 03/15/07
Now a word from Linus on DRM  xuniL_z | 03/13/07
LOL!  Loverock Davidson | 03/13/07
Thanks for sharing  ikeeickholdt | 03/14/07
God yes!  guiri | 03/14/07
No truer words spoken  DarthRidiculous | 03/13/07
Sure hasn't stopped you from  xuniL_z | 03/13/07
95% holding off on Linux?  jasonp@... | 03/14/07
well, it seems to me the article  xuniL_z | 03/14/07
update to Vista  janesman2007 | 03/14/07
Ok, heres the thing.  xuniL_z | 03/15/07
Why upgrade  boomchuck1 | 03/15/07
Killer Ap Required  wjkahlssmd@... | 04/05/07
Portland project 1.0 is already there.  miyojim | 03/15/07
sounds like somebody  xuniL_z | 03/16/07
re: well, it seems to me the article  rchasse2002 | 03/20/07
Uh.... It just came out!  Leria | 03/14/07
Yep, it just came out  guiri | 03/14/07
The Troll is right (somewhat)  Byte_Lurker | 03/15/07
Yes, laugh on, - scriller and shriller  pkrdk | 03/20/07
Actually  bruceslog | 01/03/08
Actually xunil pulls those numbers out of it's rectum .  Non_Zealot | 01/05/08
Not YET!  Leria | 03/14/07
True but...  ikeeickholdt | 03/14/07
No compelling business case - YET  DaveMorris | 03/14/07
Bad analogy  mswift@... | 01/03/08
here's some interesting words  Zanzibar5 | 03/14/07
If you cite compatibility concerns as keeping you from moving to Vista,  PB_z | 03/13/07
Hmmm...  Cardinal_Bill | 03/13/07
Well, another "enlightened one"  GuidingLight | 03/13/07
A little late to worry about your tax dollars  Ole Man | 04/05/07
Not to worry though mister shill  Non_Zealot | 01/05/08
Are you suggesting  xuniL_z | 03/13/07
Criminals?  voska | 03/14/07
No, the opposite.  xuniL_z | 03/14/07
You are correct  mames1701 | 03/14/07
On comparable systems?  fencer | 01/03/08
For a home user maybe  voska | 03/14/07
Laws?  guiri | 03/14/07
Actually, no, the opposite...  JohnBoyTheGreat | 03/14/07
RE: No, the opposite.  rchasse2002 | 03/20/07
Uh huh , you are preaching to the choir ,,,  Non_Zealot | 01/05/08
And what about when MSFT does it?  mejohnsn | 01/14/08
Forget FUD.  MageOfChaos | 03/14/07
Don't be silly!  Ole Man | 04/05/07
Just one piece of the costing pie...  ikeeickholdt | 03/14/07
This is reality speaking:  MageOfChaos | 03/14/07
Distribution of Linux - good to know  ikeeickholdt | 03/15/07
I did a fair amount of research.  MageOfChaos | 03/15/07
don't forget Xandros  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 03/14/07
Don't forget  Boot_Agnostic | 03/15/07
Yeah, or just keep paying Microsoft thru the nose  Ole Man | 04/05/07
That's the best time to switch  voska | 03/14/07
Re-writing apps  ikeeickholdt | 03/14/07
You will find  Ole Man | 04/05/07
re-write vs modify  mswift@... | 01/03/08
It Sounded OK to Me  hforman@... | 03/14/07
Compatibility vs. cost  DNSB | 03/15/07
Pretty much sums it up eh!?  Linux User 147560 | 03/13/07
Yep, sure does.  xuniL_z | 03/13/07
Well at least that much is true  IT_User | 03/13/07
You did read the original posts?  xuniL_z | 03/13/07
Behind?  Sabz5150 | 03/14/07
You demonstrate the.....  xuniL_z | 03/14/07
Please stop feeding this troll!!!  linux for me | 03/14/07
Another demonstration  xuniL_z | 03/14/07
Not all of us are geeks or obnoxious  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 03/14/07
But I like feeding the troll.  Sabz5150 | 03/15/07
hrothgar  xuniL_z | 03/15/07
Sapz5150  xuniL_z | 03/15/07
It's B not P!!!!!!!!!!!  Sabz5150 | 03/15/07
Your name is not...  xuniL_z | 03/15/07
Technology of the future , what do you mean , DRM .  Non_Zealot | 01/05/08
Look around...  jasonp@... | 03/14/07
You are totally wrong in your statement  xuniL_z | 03/14/07
So you're one of the reasons  Ole Man | 04/05/07
You're one of the biggest hypocrites around .  Non_Zealot | 01/05/08
Also, in regards to servers  xuniL_z | 03/14/07
ENd of the software upgrade cycle  jsjag1 | 03/14/07
There is something you need to learn  xuniL_z | 03/15/07
Well stated  ikeeickholdt | 03/14/07
"I don't have anything against the Linux operating system"?  Ole Man | 04/05/07
Not to mention he and Ye  Non_Zealot | 01/05/08
Since when did a troll need a point?  TtfnJohn | 03/14/07
And that is to explain....  xuniL_z | 03/14/07
Good  Alexisbarrister@... | 03/13/07
words  dhays | 03/14/07
Federal agencies ban Windows Vista  Loverock Davidson | 03/13/07
Ya right!  bchesmer | 03/14/07
ROFLMAO!  QueenMama | 03/14/07
Ease of ......not really  LStewart | 03/14/07
Normal Enterprise Caution  Patanjali | 03/13/07
Not normal caution....  techboy_z | 03/14/07
Enterprise is slooooooooooooow  Patanjali | 03/20/07
"BAN?"  bob in FL | 03/13/07
It's government  voska | 03/14/07
Good point  Badgered | 03/14/07
Misleading headline!  tubiak@... | 03/14/07
BAN is indeed far from the truth  Marty R. Milette | 03/14/07
I've seen governments do this  voska | 03/14/07
"the Linux fanboys"? Probably!  Ole Man | 04/05/07
censored ?  mjvtz@... | 03/15/07
error on my part !  mjvtz@... | 03/15/07
Welcome to the world of ZDNET !!!  Non_Zealot | 01/05/08
Upgrade?  fde101 | 03/14/07
News flash, new systems don't get immediate green lights  Boot_Agnostic | 03/14/07
And beside that  Ole Man | 04/05/07
Great Customer Service - Wow  mlindl | 03/14/07
Uhh, if you work with the feds this shouldn't be a surprise  tbarr@... | 03/14/07
If the feds run 2 years behind everyone else...  jasonp@... | 03/14/07
No Vista?  dingers412@... | 03/14/07
No real surpise  SmartCookie | 03/14/07
Just do your homework  ikeeickholdt | 03/14/07
Logic?  pkrdk | 03/27/07
Vista Certification  ceh4702 | 03/14/07
OPERATION HAPPY PLANET  BALTHOR | 03/14/07
HAPPY PLANET ..  ZoltanZ | 03/14/07
Don't Worry!  Ole Man | 03/14/07
You have conspicuously  xuniL_z | 03/15/07
Thanks for the input  Ole Man | 04/05/07
My ulcer thanks you.  MageOfChaos | 03/14/07
hydrogen=electric  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 03/15/07
Yes, and no.  MageOfChaos | 03/15/07
No 'lectricity?  NickV5 | 03/14/07
Vista...making the world aware: there are other options.  fredmcgee | 03/14/07
propaganda and ethics in journalism  corticus | 03/14/07
Ever heard of "due diligence"?  -Kestrel- | 03/14/07
Deployed?  pmshah@... | 03/14/07
Windows-Related Deaths!!!  timgesner | 03/14/07
propaganda and ethics in journalism  tkriel@... | 03/15/07
Not uncommon  Apache19 | 03/14/07
Not Suprising; Probably because of IPv6  ghalverson_z | 03/14/07
Another non story  scottie_clark@... | 03/14/07
I JUST DUMPED VISTA AND OFFICE 2007!  primusic | 03/14/07
I JUST DUMPED VISTA AND OFFICE 2007!  a.benny@... | 03/14/07
ARE YOU HERE TO TRY AND TELL US  xuniL_z | 03/14/07
Reply to xunil  Non_Zealot | 01/05/08
You are a troll, not an expert.  mrmckeb@... | 03/14/07
Vista runs slow on 512MB RAM  tracy anne | 03/15/07
Great Shill!  Ole Man | 04/05/07
Message has been deleted.  ZoltanZ | 03/14/07
Talk about FUD  wizardb@... | 03/14/07
Are you saying Al Gore  guiri | 03/14/07
Another solution to global warming?  MageOfChaos | 03/14/07
Pee on a tree!  wjgrimm | 03/14/07
Global warming  DNSB | 03/15/07
Don't blame Vista, blame bad programmers  mames1701 | 03/14/07
No one else to blame but the programmers  User-01 | 03/14/07
How are you sure that Vista is not to blame?  miyojim | 03/15/07
I think I'll wait for you guys to offer a new OS  intrepi@... | 03/17/07
Why do you think they produced something so incompatable?  Ole Man | 04/05/07
This was old news LAST week...  -Kestrel- | 03/14/07
Better yet  Ole Man | 04/05/07
Federal Agencies ban Windows Vista  a.benny@... | 03/14/07
Ban? ...What???!!  mustang_z | 03/14/07
What's the Big Deal?  TechinMN | 03/14/07
Windows - the virus of all viruses  schlandower | 03/14/07
Linux just plain works better in today's world.  joe.smetona@... | 03/14/07
Crazy man. alert  xuniL_z | 03/16/07
No comparison with security issues.  joe.smetona@... | 03/19/07
"facts"?  Ole Man | 04/05/07
Windows is the hackers preffered platform  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 03/15/07
It's a good thing you  xuniL_z | 03/16/07
Didn't you mean Secunia? (Secunia.com)  joe.smetona@... | 03/19/07
uncommon good sense from the Feds  draciron@... | 03/14/07
MS & DOD operating system partnership?  avallee@... | 03/14/07
Way behind times and waaaay overboard  Ole Man | 04/05/07
At Least the US Gov Shows Some Common Sense  jimc52@... | 03/14/07
I see more M$ supporter FUD here  Old Timer 8080 | 03/14/07
I agree with most of what you said...  MageOfChaos | 03/14/07
So.....  kodakmak | 03/14/07
Some Feds Ban Vista  jasprey | 03/14/07
Thanks Jasprey happy  jimc52@... | 03/16/07
What's your point??  jasprey | 03/14/07
To those who fight tooth and nail for windows  guiri | 03/14/07
Federal Government Offices had dumped MS Office before  Lurabyss | 03/14/07
When  kodakmak | 03/18/07
Oh it's not that long ago  pkrdk | 03/27/07
The Man behind the curtain  jasprey | 03/14/07
I don't see any reason to not allow them....  jgmsys@... | 03/14/07
I hate the key when on this forum.  jgmsys@... | 03/14/07
NIST? Ironic imho  mikez@... | 03/14/07
Arizona...  MageOfChaos | 03/14/07
Not Really  gurg13 | 03/15/07
Even so, that's done more sanely than Indiana.  MageOfChaos | 03/15/07
What are you doing running 98?  jimc52@... | 03/21/07
In agreement  afoder@... | 03/14/07
Business as usual  pkrdk | 03/27/07
Yellow Journalism  benmoto | 03/14/07
Vista users: Enemy Combatants  corticus | 03/15/07
Old news is EXCITING!  User-01 | 03/14/07
Did they immediately greenlight  Boot_Agnostic | 03/14/07
lol  masterxtds | 03/14/07
Feds Ban Vista  Jaytmoon | 03/14/07
misleading headline  mjvtz@... | 03/14/07
Boo hoo hoo!  Ole Man | 04/05/07
update to Vista?  janesman2007 | 03/14/07
All for the people!  Vivek Nair | 03/14/07
I can read, why can't the author quit making stuff up?  Jazhawk | 03/14/07
To ban, or not to ban?  Ole Man | 04/05/07
I'm sticking with XP  bonespiel@... | 03/14/07
XP - Vista ? Neither  ptmaadi@... | 03/15/07
Here Here!  jimc52@... | 03/21/07
Vista is better than XP  kghdu | 03/15/07
Remedial reading?  DNSB | 03/15/07
Cludge!  jimc52@... | 03/21/07
still a misleading headline  mjvtz@... | 03/15/07
So how many times will you complain?  Ole Man | 04/05/07
This ban isn't likely to go away soon either!  afhavemann@... | 03/15/07
Very well put.  Byte_Lurker | 03/15/07
Well put and dead on...  jacarter3 | 03/15/07
Porting applications, a profession.  miyojim | 03/15/07
Did you include in your review...  xuniL_z | 03/16/07
Old news  pkrdk | 03/27/07
Taken into account - yes BUT!  afhavemann@... | 04/06/07
Preinstall of Linux by OEMs  miyojim | 03/15/07
I really believe you're right  intrepi@... | 03/17/07
Correct and on-track.  joe.smetona@... | 03/19/07
Major VS Minor Upgrades...  theuns@... | 03/16/07
Shows how much users REALLY want it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/07
well duh!  guyvii_z | 03/16/07
Strange strategy  pkrdk | 03/27/07
Darn, some many ABMer posts on this  Boot_Agnostic | 03/18/07
Vista will dominate the desktop....  startx.jeff | 03/19/07
Unless they deem something else is better  Boot_Agnostic | 03/21/07
SIte error  pkrdk | 03/27/07
If you reply to the story  Ole Man | 04/05/07
Vista Machine won't run  rcpray | 04/05/07
Really?  dave01010101 | 12/27/07
Vista means: end of story  johan.kloosterman@... | 04/06/07
Wise decision, brother.  miyojim | 04/09/07

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