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I just don't see it that way P.
Say I'm your average MIS or CEO and fow a while now I've heard a bit here and there about Open Source and Linux. Now like a good MS customer I bought into MS newest licensing sceme and today I find out that all those upgrades and new products I paid for in advance are not coming out as indicated.

Then I hear more and more about this whole SCO case, and it brings Open Source and Linux to my attention. When I hear that MS is a major supporter of SCO and that several MS influenced companies such as BayStar also put some cash into SCO I see the light! MS considers Linux and Open Source as serious competitors...Perhaps I should look into this and see what's behind MS's fear and loathing? As time goes by I see that not only do other companies use Linux/Open Source other nations do as well. I also see that despite SCO's tendancy to make rather aggresive and broad statements...there seems to be little substance to back their claims up. Now I'm looking at my desk at a report of how many man hours it took to download that install the latest MS patch, and I'm looking forward to the next bill for MS to renew my licenses....Hmmmmmmmmm?

Rev jim
Posted by: Laff   Posted on: 04/19/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Better off buying licenses...  Mike Cox | 04/19/04
That's wise...  Linux_Developer | 04/19/04
Buy both!  OhMyGosh | 04/19/04
What!?!  Martin Marvinski | 04/19/04
It is just a matter of time ...  P. Douglas | 04/19/04
But how would they sour OSS...  el1jones | 04/19/04
Good thing for proprietary  RedHat9User | 04/19/04
If what you claim is true.....  Laff | 04/19/04
Its true  RedHat9User | 04/19/04
You Get What You Pay For  P. Douglas | 04/19/04
Everything works..............  nite_w0lf | 04/19/04
Again P. I disagree  Laff | 04/19/04
Nite_Wolf  RedHat9User | 04/19/04
Well then "IF"  Laff | 04/19/04
A couple of reasons actually  RedHat9User | 04/19/04
I have to agree with Laff  el1jones | 04/19/04
...and...  Martin Marvinski | 04/19/04
well  RedHat9User | 04/19/04
It's not Linux  Martin Marvinski | 04/19/04
This is an RPM problem.  doe_z | 04/19/04
Simple!  MkIIISupra | 04/19/04
?!?  Martin Marvinski | 04/19/04
No sh*t  RedHat9User | 04/19/04
I just don't see it that way P.  Laff | 04/19/04
3/10  Martin Marvinski | 04/19/04
And yet  MkIIISupra | 04/19/04
Your example is 100% wrong  IT_User | 04/19/04
Insurance companies base their services on  Laff | 04/19/04
The problem with this kind of insurance...  Michael Kelly | 04/19/04
RedHat9 user...suggestions:)  Laff | 04/19/04
Waste of Money  regwells | 04/19/04
For Autozone as well?  Martin Marvinski | 04/19/04
Yes, but not in the same way  regwells | 04/20/04
Baystar needed insurance for a bad investment!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/19/04
Very true  Martin Marvinski | 04/19/04
Excellent Idea  MarcB_z | 04/19/04
I thought Linux was [free]  Enterprise Analyst | 04/19/04
Yuo can download it for free  IT_User | 04/19/04
Don't respond to D A E M O N  Martin Marvinski | 04/19/04
i tried to download it free  V Sanders | 04/20/04
Which distribution was that? Microsoft Linux?  Linux_Developer | 04/20/04
I don't pay to run Linux.  doe_z | 04/19/04
Don't respond to D A E M O N  Martin Marvinski | 04/19/04
Don't play word games, daemon-slave  John Le'Brecage | 04/19/04
Don't respond to D A E M O N  Martin Marvinski | 04/19/04
I disagree Martin...  John Le'Brecage | 04/19/04
And they  MkIIISupra | 04/19/04
Insurance Unnecessary - BayStar just killed SCO and Linux suits.  Plain Logic | 04/19/04
hehehehehe  V Sanders | 04/20/04
Ho ho ho ho ho  Linux_Developer | 04/20/04

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