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Perhaps you could clear something up for me....
"As an IT manager I have a service level agreement to meet on a fixed budget. Having access to quality support services is something which Linux cannot match."

... I have, over the years, been told that one advantage of Microsoft is the support they give their software. OpenOffice, I am told, is totally unsupported and therefore is rubbish when compared with MS-Office. Yet updates are regularly issued for both and the Microsoft support has done NOTHING about all the documents I've lost over the years when Word/Excel/etc goes belly-up - as it frequently does.

Recently Microsoft MVP's have been complaining about the lack of support their support deals got them in the WGA fiasco. The only times I ever phoned Microsoft support I was told that I should

a) Buy more memory
b) Upgrade Windows to the latest version
c) Upgrade Office to the latest version
d) Upgrade your anti-virus
e) Buy a faster PC

Hells bells - on Microsoft's training video for MS-Access under the section "Improving performance" they recommended a faster PC and more memory! No mention of getting your database design right!!!

It seems that the main difference between Microsoft support and "Linux support" is that one is free of charge and uncoordinated whilst the other is uncoordinated and costs a fortune.

"Oh, and I'd like fries with my burger, please."

No problem! Ketchup?
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new extorsion fees from M$  Linux Geek | 08/28/06
lol  galileon | 08/28/06
Check this out.  DemonX | 08/28/06
Get real.  Henaway | 08/28/06
As a former Windows support person...  slim-01 | 08/29/06
You just don't get it  net-com | 08/28/06
Depends on the TCO study  Edward Meyers | 08/28/06
Perhaps you could clear something up for me....  bportlock | 08/29/06
if you say so  Boot_Agnostic | 08/28/06
Should LinusG&&k be laughed at or pitied?  A.Typical Zork | 08/28/06
Oportunity Cost = 4 hours  mighetto | 08/28/06
Linux has its place.  DemonX | 08/28/06
Manager-that-owns-Microsoft-Stock standpoint  mighetto | 08/28/06
Let's see...  slim-01 | 08/29/06
There's a person out there  Boot_Agnostic | 08/30/06
I am a consumer advocate  slim-01 | 08/30/06
Subjective, your view your opinion  Boot_Agnostic | 08/30/06
Sorry but Windows is just to bad to be fair minded about it  slim-01 | 08/31/06
Medicated  Boot_Agnostic | 08/30/06
Others fix what Microsoft does not.  mighetto | 08/28/06
Microsoft to offer broader support for older software  Loverock Davidson | 08/28/06
I am intrigued...  zkiwi | 08/28/06
Re: Loverock's assumptions  yyuko@... | 08/28/06
I.E., Vista's Gonna Suck  itanalyst | 08/28/06
NOrmally . . .  jlhenry62 | 08/28/06
Why Thank You!  itanalyst | 08/29/06
$$$$$$$$  slim-01 | 08/29/06
Personally . . .  jlhenry62 | 08/30/06
Vista sucks?  boomchuck1 | 08/29/06
Have to offer broader support for older software...  Richard Flude | 08/28/06
you keep telling yourself that  mdemuth | 08/28/06
I'm guessing that is your ignorant take on that .  Intellihence | 08/28/06
Where were you?  mdemuth | 08/28/06
Longhorn err umm Vista or whatever it is , is a failure in the making .  Intellihence | 08/29/06
When MS goes Bankrupt...  slim-01 | 08/29/06
Ouch  Boot_Agnostic | 08/29/06
I can't believe  info@... | 08/29/06
This is pretty much the borderline Zdnet tolerates  Boot_Agnostic | 08/29/06
Just like Sun, MS software needs this  Boot_Agnostic | 08/28/06
MICROSUCKS = CRIMINALS  realitycheck101 | 08/28/06
CRIMINALS=USERS  Boot_Agnostic | 08/29/06
ALL SOFTWARE RUNS IT COURSE!!!!!!!!!!!  ITJames5000 | 08/29/06
And...  zkiwi | 08/29/06
Win Me only a couple of years old  slim-01 | 08/29/06
Wow, look at all the whining Win95 losers.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/29/06
Oh?  zkiwi | 08/29/06
But these posters SWEAR they aren't users.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/29/06
And just how does that relate to...  zkiwi | 08/29/06
Some are both  Boot_Agnostic | 08/29/06
Axey that wasn't cool  Shelendrea | 08/29/06
Wasn't trying to be "cool".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/29/06
How about this then  Shelendrea | 08/29/06
True because Win98 & Me were so bad  slim-01 | 08/29/06
You're off by a few years...  Resuna | 08/29/06
Yes, And Wait Until We Hear All The Whining Vista Users  itanalyst | 08/29/06
Which is why we need to help our misguided computer brothers  slim-01 | 08/29/06
spicoli, is that you  Boot_Agnostic | 08/29/06
Only one way to find out  Shelendrea | 08/30/06
Nope not him  slim-01 | 08/30/06
Chuckle  boomchuck1 | 08/29/06
Keep laughing while you deal with all those WinViruses  slim-01 | 08/30/06
Your marketing is wrong  Boot_Agnostic | 08/29/06

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