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And how much trouble is Munich in?
The latest articles must just be wrong. Why don't you take up journalism so you can set the "record" straight.
Posted by: Jay Cash   Posted on: 02/28/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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(NT) ... and who said that competition was not in the consumer's interest?  Plain Logic | 02/27/04
Bit Byte/No_Ax/Shadetree/No_Life did  Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04
Little one, how many times must I correct you?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
A bit of court action helps too...  Fred Fredrickson | 02/29/04
Think what would happen to US prices if the US Govt fully endorsed Linux !!  Plain Logic | 02/27/04
Think what kind of discounts ANY large company could get.  DonnieBoy | 02/28/04
They would be in as much trouble as Munich.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
Give us the links describing the problems in Munich.  DonnieBoy | 02/28/04
Please, learn to do your own home work.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
Ok, I did not find any calling it a "disaster"  DonnieBoy | 02/28/04
Call a failure anything you care too.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
Call a failure anything you care too.  Chipper1963 | 02/28/04
Just what is a failure?  Jay Cash | 02/28/04
It ain't failed yet. They are only in the planning phase.  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
Where's the beef, bitty?  NoB$ | 02/29/04
I just don't get it ...  P. Douglas | 02/29/04
market driven improvement  tic swayback | 03/01/04
Why not play with Navy problems for a while  IT_User | 02/29/04
Why not play with Navy problems for a while  Chipper1963 | 02/29/04
Another thing, you don't actually have to switch.  DonnieBoy | 02/28/04
Buzzzttt. Wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
psst...  stephen732@... | 02/28/04
bitty is wishing again  NoB$ | 02/29/04
In this case they decided to switch, but they could have taken the discount  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
And how much trouble is Munich in?  Jay Cash | 02/28/04
bitty thought this was journalism  NoB$ | 02/29/04
bitty hopes nobody notices the troubles with his demi-god  NoB$ | 02/29/04
Not to worry.........  nite_w0lf | 02/27/04
DoJ bows to m$ pressure  stephen732@... | 02/28/04
WindowsOverseas = free  solprovider | 02/27/04
re: WindowsOverseas = free  stephen732@... | 02/28/04
Price is not the key  pa2004 | 02/27/04
what is your point?  stephen732@... | 02/28/04
REDUCED SIZED WINDOWS???  Timothyked | 02/28/04
oops  Timothyked | 02/28/04
oops  Chipper1963 | 02/28/04
Version  Timothyked | 04/01/04
FREEdom prevails against any price!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 02/28/04
Buying Linux products....  rock06r | 02/28/04
Yeah, go! Go!  Jay Cash | 02/28/04
You're missing it.  lifeiseasy | 02/29/04
And your marketing degree came from....a box of cracker jacks?  NoB$ | 02/29/04
The implication being that...  rock06r | 02/29/04
exactly  lifeiseasy | 02/29/04
Didn't MS Swear in Court They couldn't strip down Windows? . . 2-bit liars!  Plain Logic | 02/28/04
Who said it was "stripped down"?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
exactly  V Sanders | 02/28/04
WinXP Home vs. WinXP Pro.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
lets see  Hanover Phist | 03/01/04
Don't start doing the same stupid thing...  rock06r | 02/28/04
Ease off  Jay Cash | 02/28/04
stupid thing...  B_HI | 02/29/04
They will have to bow to pressure here in the US too.  DonnieBoy | 02/28/04
This is the year... Again, and again, and again...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
Boring? Not inaccurate.  Jay Cash | 02/28/04
bitty knows  NoB$ | 02/29/04
It won't happen overnite, the desktop lock-in is proving hard to break  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
Questions  doe_z | 02/28/04
Linux is cheaper??? Wanna bet?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
From theregister.com  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
More recent article.  doe_z | 02/28/04
Computerwoche, now that is a source we ALL recognize!!!  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
haha - anouther linux blunder  V Sanders | 02/28/04
A few un-expected problems are normal on ANY transition.  DonnieBoy | 02/28/04
Why do you need to make excuses?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
No excuses, just reality. You use a pruduct that long, not easy.  DonnieBoy | 02/28/04
Man, they must REALLY be stupid.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
If you're such a teriffic project manager  Jay Cash | 02/28/04
Must REALLY be stupid.  B_HI | 02/29/04
There are problems with some specific applications  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
Where are you going with this?  IT_User | 02/28/04
So IBM can;t plan?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
They are planning. They are identifying the problem areas. Relax.  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
Or to put it another way.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
And it's so simple to move from Windows to Windows  IT_User | 02/28/04
Wasn't it ALL about saving money?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
Re: Wasn't it ALL about saving money? -- No  doe_z | 02/29/04
bitty loves crow  NoB$ | 02/29/04
Obviously No_Ax lacks the experience of doing a rollout  B.O.F.H. | 02/29/04
Or why would anyone use Windows?  IT_User | 02/29/04
Give us the links to the Munich problems  DonnieBoy | 02/28/04
Just do a search in google donnie  +-Chris-+ | 02/28/04
I did, not much there. Nothing calling it a disaster.  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
Do you know how to Google?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
Zdnet doesnt post evert new report  +-Chris-+ | 02/28/04
ZDNet will print anything positive or negative about Linux  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
Not hardly.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
Hey, they print John Carol don't they??  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
ZDNet will print anything positive or negative about Linux  Chipper1963 | 02/29/04
Signal-9  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
Yes, and nothing calling it a disaster. Pretty normal problems.  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
Over budget is not NORMAL problems.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
Agree'd  +-Chris-+ | 02/29/04
Be patient, let this develop. They have not presented the budget yet  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
Nor does the myth that Windows works  IT_User | 02/29/04
We aren't that far apart really.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
Not normal?  IT_User | 02/29/04
Have you ever known the government to save money?  jfrankcarr | 02/29/04
exactly  racka4279 | 02/28/04
Linux bet?  B_HI | 02/29/04
I agree  lifeiseasy | 02/29/04
Did you read the articles?  michael-t | 02/29/04
If Linux WASN'T cheaper, why would MS need to lower thier price to compete?  Plain Logic | 02/28/04
FUD  V Sanders | 02/28/04
Oh, so Microsoft is stupid enough to lower prices, even if not true????  DonnieBoy | 02/28/04
Pity for the fools I suppose.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
bitty is a great burger salesman after all  NoB$ | 02/29/04
The only stupid ones are the ones that do NOT get a discount.  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
Relying on MS  michael-t | 02/29/04
Much like separating Myth from Truth...  rock06r | 02/28/04
Spot on post.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
Wow!  IT_User | 02/28/04
YOu confuse me.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
Not quite  IT_User | 02/29/04
Strange Navy's having these problems...  IT_User | 02/29/04
you are behind the times  lifeiseasy | 02/29/04
Point for point  rock06r | 02/29/04
Exactly  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
True that Windows has the edge  IT_User | 02/29/04
Windows vs. Linux - Not even comparable  lifeiseasy | 03/01/04
Barriers for the home user  IT_User | 02/29/04
just a sec  lifeiseasy | 02/29/04
you don't understand  lifeiseasy | 02/29/04
Full of contradictions  NoB$ | 02/29/04
Wait a minute, what about all the fixed function desktops.  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
Not just fixed functions  IT_User | 02/29/04
True, in the furture, half of computers will just run a browser.  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
Exactly  michael-t | 02/29/04
tHEN WHY ISN'T IT "CHEAPER" FOR mUNICH?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
RE: tHEN WHY ISN'T IT "CHEAPER" FOR mUNICH?  nite_w0lf | 02/28/04
Nice try, stupid but still nice.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
Sorry, it's not stupid.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04
TCO  Jay Cash | 02/28/04
TOC should be calculated BEFORE jumping in.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
Sure, just like the Navy  IT_User | 02/29/04
Nice try, stu*** but still nice.  Chipper1963 | 02/28/04
Prove to me...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
Prove to me...  Chipper1963 | 02/29/04
funny  lifeiseasy | 03/01/04
What do you know?  Jay Cash | 02/28/04
You can read can't you?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
Well I can read  IT_User | 02/29/04
Well I can read  Chipper1963 | 02/29/04
I've noticed  IT_User | 02/29/04
here's why  lifeiseasy | 02/29/04
You are correct, in part.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
you are mistaken  lifeiseasy | 02/29/04
Relax, give them time to plan and do the transition.  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
Donnie, planning happens BEFORE jumping in.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
Sounds like you want them to do the project before they decide.  DonnieBoy | 02/29/04
Just like in Windows projects  IT_User | 02/29/04
bitty with his bunk, again.  NoB$ | 02/29/04
What's wrong with this picture.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04
(NT) No_Ax, Please skip the insults and ANSWER his question. . . TIA  Plain Logic | 02/29/04
Microsoft never had fixed prices, just fixed policies.  Anton Philidor | 02/28/04
Great incentive!  Jay Cash | 02/28/04
Your trials?  IT_User | 02/28/04
Effective threats  Anton Philidor | 02/29/04
Seems management has its own agenda  Jay Cash | 02/29/04
Dell doesn't sell Microsoft products?  Anton Philidor | 02/29/04
Well, dishonesty  IT_User | 02/29/04
ha ha, you do have quite an imagination  lifeiseasy | 02/29/04
Governments are developing their own versions of Linux.  Anton Philidor | 02/29/04
already answered  lifeiseasy | 02/29/04
Most people and companies are law-abiding  Anton Philidor | 03/01/04
This is definitely a new approach for MS.  NoB$ | 02/29/04
Hope it doesn't ruin the effect...  Anton Philidor | 02/29/04
okay  lifeiseasy | 02/29/04
Oh great, so now they can compete with me for work even cheaper.  maxo_z | 02/29/04
Uphill, but traction is being generated...  Dilbert-Tom | 03/01/04
Only time can prove  B_HI | 02/29/04
Its deja vu all over again  NobodyHome | 03/01/04
They get a deal, we get the shaft  Chad_z | 03/01/04

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