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A Lot of Idiots in Pacific NW Still Hooked on MS
I hear that a lot of gullable businesses are still hooked on using MS tools in the Pacific North West. Hmmm, it's a matter of time with they can no longer pass on the high cost (& Low Security) of using MS products.
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Microsoft: Linux threat is rising  Loverock Davidson | 06/11/04
Viable options  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/11/04
Good point but..  DigitalKid | 06/11/04
GM uses both...  Martin Marvinski | 06/11/04
thyis can't be ... productive companies are 100% Windows  oldskool | 06/11/04
Which brings up an interesting point.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 06/12/04
Only a real threat is taken seriously  frgough@... | 06/11/04
This is what I've been saying all along....COMPETITION Baby Ya!  Laff | 06/11/04
Re: Microsoft: Linux threat is rising  mbraincell@... | 06/11/04
So, you telling us MS is stupid? Giving discount because of JUNK???  DonnieBoy | 06/12/04
long term view  blahblahblah | 06/12/04
A Lot of Idiots in Pacific NW Still Hooked on MS  claytonmuhler | 06/14/04
Is this possible?  michael-t | 06/11/04
More like MS is threatening Linux....  Mike Cox | 06/11/04
Please  rooster2004 | 06/11/04
Should we telll him? (NT)  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/11/04
No - let them back in blissful ignorance...  Confused by religion | 06/11/04
D*mned ZDNet no preview ...  Confused by religion | 06/11/04
really quiet points  eLurker | 06/11/04
Yes, he's jesting  Mark Gist | 06/14/04
Not up to your normal  shallow_diver | 06/11/04
I'VE BEEN MENTIONED YET AGAIN!  Loverock Davidson | 06/11/04
Calm down, boy.  Michael Kelly | 06/11/04
So, you enjoy being a source of amusement?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 06/12/04
bad attantion is better  ryusen | 06/14/04
Can you do better?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 06/12/04
As good (I hope)  SC-man | 06/14/04
why?  ryusen | 06/14/04
Bleh. You're just not funny anymore (nt)  JustMe99_z | 06/11/04
(NT) . . . 8.2 . . . Boy, that "one degree" garbage was a long time ago...  Plain Logic | 06/11/04
MS users owe Linux folk their thanks  tic swayback | 06/11/04
amen  eLurker | 06/11/04
Darn straight!  bhanes@... | 06/11/04
Linux Users owe Microsoft their thanks  John Zern | 06/11/04
Yup  tic swayback | 06/11/04
A little of both I think  John Zern | 06/11/04
Maybe you missed it....  tic swayback | 06/11/04
the way I remember it, everyone wanted the bug fixes  oldskool | 06/11/04
Oh, that argument again.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 06/12/04
A few counterpoints  Michael Kelly | 06/11/04
a note on win 95  zijiang | 06/11/04
3.1 didn't have the marketing  John Zern | 06/11/04
What version of Win95 do you use?  Michael Kelly | 06/11/04
Agreed  Rock_Built | 06/12/04
Along those lines...  Linux User 147560 | 06/12/04
More like different people  John Zern | 06/11/04
Mine aren't computer literate either  Michael Kelly | 06/11/04
i find it hard  eLurker | 06/13/04
Uuhh, hhuha...hhuha...you said hard  Mike Hunt | 06/14/04
Pentium etc, The Web, yes MS hardly... or maybe  LazLong | 06/11/04
Imagine if Apple hardware lower cost  zen_dogen | 06/11/04
An old answer  michael-t | 06/11/04
JZ, Your point was true up till 10 years ago, but then GREED took over ...  Plain Logic | 06/11/04
they just had a bad  V Sanders | 06/13/04
By the same token...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 06/12/04
I don't know  lengua99 | 06/12/04
somewhat but not in that way...  ryusen | 06/14/04
Not necessarily.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 06/12/04
You ain't seen nuthin' yet.  Eggs Ackley_z | 06/11/04
Funny thing is...  mdailey | 06/11/04
reminded me of a Dell server commercial  Monkey_MCSE | 06/11/04
No training costs.  Cardinal_Bill | 06/11/04
Comparing a grain of sand to mount everest  toadlife | 06/11/04
So what you're saying is...  Cardinal_Bill | 06/11/04
I think you overestimate the IT talent pool in the world  toadlife | 06/14/04
One-time cost  IT_User | 06/11/04
i'm glad you mentioned that.  ryusen | 06/14/04
oh yeah... one more thing:  ryusen | 06/14/04
Good for Linux and Windows users  terris | 06/11/04
see ... were not an evil monopolist ... we compete!  oldskool | 06/11/04
Let the Competitors Begin,,,,,  Oat Mea1 | 06/12/04
About Time...  LightSpeed_Emulator | 06/11/04
It works both ways.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/11/04
Quite right, but...  Michael Kelly | 06/11/04
A lack of "gonads" I think.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/11/04
Not quite ...  Plain Logic | 06/11/04
(NT) You suck imitating Mike Cox, not that you don't suck being NAG too...  Spin_Masterz | 06/11/04
Leverage  seosamh_z | 06/12/04
Ahh the MCAD/SD way  Richard Flude | 06/13/04
Changed mind  no_ax_to_grind_ | 06/12/04
Excuse me, but we can all see the extra underscore.  Linux_Developer | 06/13/04
And the lack of capital letters  Mike Hunt | 06/14/04
(NT) Post above = Imposter...  Plain Logic | 06/12/04
Intriguing story  Richard Flude | 06/13/04
What BS  Chad_z | 06/14/04
well that was stupid...  ryusen | 06/14/04
(NT) Proves that prices would be higher if MS could kill Linux...  Plain Logic | 06/11/04
I no proof of anything.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/11/04
I think the proof is implied in the deal  NemesisNL | 06/11/04
Bitty never sees proof.. that's why he still does his Shilling  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/13/04
Proves that the DoJ was WRONG in saying MS monopoly didn't hurt consumers !  Plain Logic | 06/11/04
Um, show me this supposed "proof".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/11/04
he just did  NemesisNL | 06/11/04
What prices?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/11/04
MS prices  NemesisNL | 06/11/04
YO want to compare hardware/software bundles with software alone?  B.O.F.H. | 06/11/04
NemesisNL, BINGO!, Spot On, You hit the nail ...  Plain Logic | 06/11/04
Your own post above  IT_User | 06/11/04
No  Michael Kelly | 06/11/04
I think you missed my point ...  Plain Logic | 06/11/04
How long is a piece of string?  seosamh_z | 06/12/04
Joe, a fair price is . . .  Plain Logic | 06/12/04
fair prices:  ryusen | 06/14/04
Absolutely right  seosamh_z | 06/12/04
Linux  cottom | 06/11/04
Actually  NemesisNL | 06/11/04
Wrong - Per Gartner, 85% of data centers have some form of Linux installed  Plain Logic | 06/11/04
Gartner's reliable (insert eye roll here)  ejhonda | 06/14/04
LOL  toadlife | 06/14/04
Not to worry Microsoft!  Grayson_Peddie | 06/11/04
Good, MS can sleep easy  NemesisNL | 06/11/04
Whew, that'll be a relief.  Linux_Developer | 06/12/04
RE: Not To Worry Microsoft  enaic | 06/11/04
Troll or a serious post??  Confused by religion | 06/11/04
Linux Threat?  deboernk | 06/11/04
(NT) Sounds like you haven't tried Linux recently ... You should !  Plain Logic | 06/11/04
Really?  Linux User 147560 | 06/11/04
Why Longhorn is losing some features  Michael L Hereid Sr | 06/13/04
Why don't you ask  IT_User | 06/12/04
Why don't you ask ... your neighborhood 8-year-old for assistance.  Plain Logic | 06/12/04
Yes, Linux is too hard  uno@... | 06/12/04
One Sided Arguments  swbobcat | 06/11/04
A message from the cave  Squawkbox | 06/11/04
Linux is a tool for beating Microsoft up,,,,,  Oat Mea1 | 06/12/04
Of course freeware threat rising,  FilledOut | 06/12/04
lose my job  no_ax_to_grind_ | 06/12/04
I don't think so!  deboernk | 06/12/04
You said the key words "used to"  Sir_Chancealot | 06/13/04
(NT) Hope your close alias doesn't let NoAx pollute your mind.  Plain Logic | 06/12/04
Linux was a star in "The Day After Tomorrow"  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/13/04
that was really bad... (nt)  ryusen | 06/14/04
Microsft Uses Linux  Ox_z | 06/13/04
ouch  V Sanders | 06/13/04
Desktop=MS, Server=Linux, Appliances=linux  daver_z | 06/13/04
Mostly true, but neither side wants it to stay that way.  Linux_Developer | 06/14/04
haha  V Sanders | 06/13/04
lose your job!  garycole | 06/14/04
"Key Plank" has a big 'NOT' hole  DigitalFrog | 06/15/04

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