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Having to allocate 50,000 people to support and maintain Vista and deliver
all of the needed hardare will be a big drain on the EU econonomy, and is an indication of just how bad Vista is.

If not for Vista, these 50,000 people could actually do something USEFULL.
Posted by: DonnieBoy   Posted on: 09/14/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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This money doesn't come from nowhere...  Robert Crocker | 09/14/06
Exactly  frgough | 09/14/06
Right, alternate title for study : Vista has higher TCO  Richard Flude | 09/14/06
pleeeeeaaaase!  Linux Geek | 09/14/06
You don't know what you're talking about don't you?  Grayson Peddie | 09/14/06
come on dude  roydsouza@... | 09/15/06
Bad Info  opensourcepro | 09/14/06
A company in need of revenue - Who else ??? (nt)  Plain Logic | 09/14/06
Study: Vista could create 50,000 jobs in Europe  Loverock Davidson | 09/14/06
Having to allocate 50,000 people to support and maintain Vista and deliver  DonnieBoy | 09/14/06
How do you figure?  Loverock Davidson | 09/14/06
I think you're missing the point, LD...  Zeppo9191 | 09/14/06
Oh dear  pkrdk | 09/17/06
Unfortunately...  Zeppo9191 | 09/18/06
Hey, LD, what's your spin on this statement?  Zeppo9191 | 09/14/06
Now, if it was the EU  zkiwi | 09/14/06
Right, 50,000 jobs to keep Vista held together with duct tape and bailing  DonnieBoy | 09/14/06
Correction  nomorems | 09/15/06
In Other News  DemonX | 09/14/06
What?  Linux User 147560 | 09/14/06
What???  Linux User 1 | 09/14/06
better be careful...  Monkey_MCSE | 09/14/06
Ubuntu or Vista well  Linux User 1 | 09/14/06
I said it before , & I'll say it again , "The EU does not like Microsoft."  Intellihence | 09/14/06
EU does not like American Bar Association  mighetto | 09/14/06
Microsoft Stock is up owing to increase dividends: not Vista  mighetto | 09/14/06
Microsoft's way  bjbrock | 09/14/06
And what are these people going to do?  NemesisNL | 09/14/06
Green!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/14/06
Do you really need to read...  brble | 09/14/06
I agree  dragosani | 09/14/06
IDC is often Credible  mighetto | 09/14/06
Funding a study...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 09/14/06
From your post  dragosani | 09/14/06
Re: monopoly  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/06
Microsoft funded the study meaning they decide if it is released.  mighetto | 09/14/06
Yes...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/06
Last time I checked, the person funding the study gets to pick exactly what  DonnieBoy | 09/14/06
Re: Last time  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/06
Well...  zkiwi | 09/14/06
But...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/06
*sigh*  zkiwi | 09/15/06
RE: Funding a Study  brble | 09/14/06
Doesn't take rocket science  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/06
John, John,  nomorems | 09/15/06
Boy, how does Microsoft do anything then.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/17/06
I guess then  zkiwi | 09/17/06
Did you see anyone offer to do an "independent" review?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/18/06
What's next? MS Vista will create world peace and stop hunger?  avilensk1966@... | 09/14/06
That's next months study funded by MS..NT  Monkey_MCSE | 09/14/06
My Prediction Still Stands...Vista Will FLOP  itanalyst | 09/14/06
I had a pigeon do that once  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/14/06
Gee, that's something to be proud of.  nomorems | 09/15/06
Vista will be successful.....  Linux User 1 | 09/14/06
I don't agree!  Linux Geek | 09/14/06
Linux User is Linux Geek  Linux User 1 | 09/14/06
They left out the Netherlands  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/14/06
How do they figure?  CobraA1 | 09/14/06
They are clearly telling the truth.  michael_t | 09/14/06
And do companies really thing more staff/server is good ???  Plain Logic | 09/14/06
How many will be created in the United States of America?  HypnoToad | 09/14/06
At least they work  Linux User 1 | 09/14/06
Now that was pathetic  zkiwi | 09/14/06
What else is new?  HypnoToad | 09/15/06
If Ford announced that their next new car...  Henrik Moller | 09/14/06
And, what if Ford also announced that we would have to build all new roads  DonnieBoy | 09/14/06
Sure!  ejhonda | 09/15/06
Fird hints at Ford Vista hold-up in Europe  hcstudt@... | 09/17/06
Ford hints at Ford Vista hold-up in Europe  hcstudt@... | 09/17/06
Dirt roads to asphalt  Boot_Agnostic | 09/15/06
So, basically...  crash89 | 09/15/06
HA HA HA ha HA HA ha HA!  zmud | 09/15/06
Why not boycott Europe, Microsoft?  davetracer@... | 09/15/06
They have to sell anyways  Boot_Agnostic | 09/15/06
Obviously the bashers are still clueless.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/17/06
Well...  zkiwi | 09/17/06
Did you just get off the turnip truck?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/18/06
So we should trust zdnet?  xuniL_z | 12/11/06
Easy answer, do your own study  Boot_Agnostic | 09/19/06

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