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The "lame" (your word, not mine) Linux OS isn't the problem. The "lame" (my word this time) MCSE's are.

My brother-in-law is an MCSE and I personally wouldn't trust him to properly configure a 98 PC, but yet MS certified him. His previous career choice was a short-order cook and his highest education level was 12th grade. Does that sound like someone you would like to turn loose in your data center?

I personally know of more than 20+ companies and governments in my area that have more Linux servers than they do MS servers. The companies are not small either. Most have annual revenues in the 9 figures. The rest have revenues in the 10 figure range. That's Billion with a B folks.

The biggest ones are using Linux clusters to run the show. The MS servers that they do have are peripheral and doing menial task like file and print and Exchange.

Your rehtoric may scare the mom and pop shops who can't handle anything more than a point and click OS, but the big dogs know better. Linux is here to stay and already well entrenched where MS can only dream of going.
Posted by: ECLS   Posted on: 08/17/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Call a priest...  Fred Fredrickson | 08/16/04
Your hero today...  balsover | 08/17/04
We already have one...  techboy_z | 08/17/04
Go IBM, Go !!! . . . . . . . . To SCO: "Hasta la vista, baby"  Plain Logic | 08/16/04
Hey, Don!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/16/04
Imagine that, your wrong again.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/17/04
So is it true?  Laff | 08/17/04
Many seem to think so....  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/17/04
Difficult times ahead for Linux...  Mike Cox | 08/16/04
Good one  swoopee | 08/16/04
I can't believe it!  spammyman | 08/16/04
There is one true OS  techboy_z | 08/17/04
Thanks for the laugh!  luke_sg | 08/16/04
Upgrade  in-DUH-vidual | 08/17/04
Yeah, OK  intellectualproperty | 08/17/04
Mike's Linux Theory  Yehuda Mann | 08/17/04
That is funny...  MG_z | 08/17/04
WOOOOSH!!!!!  James T. Kirk | 08/17/04
Absolutely correct!. Give that man a cigar!  bhanes@... | 08/17/04
Linux not the problem...  ECLS | 08/17/04
Cox....You're a scream  shawkins | 08/17/04
That could not have been a serious post.  balsover | 08/17/04
I suppose that your MSCE's can handle...  The King's Servant | 08/17/04
If you've seen overwhelming evidence ...  mlybbert | 08/17/04
SCO..Sorry Chapter 11 re-Organization  Laff | 08/17/04
Interesting from a couple of points.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/17/04
2.5  sa_z | 08/17/04
Aren't they saying something to the effect that  Laff | 08/17/04
No disagreement from me.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/17/04
Related issue, yes, already in court  mlybbert | 08/17/04
Not he said/she said.....They (AT&T) said.  aladorn@... | 08/17/04
Yes, Mr. Wilson is part of the "he said".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/17/04
That's true but....  AmusedAtItAll | 09/02/04
When they drop it, can we take a picture?  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/17/04
Or yours?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/17/04
No one argues they didn't do it....  doe_z | 08/17/04
I beleive that the court will drop the case  balsover | 08/17/04
You mean like Sun, IBM, Oracle, Sony, Apple, etc...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/17/04
Well to be fair...those others you listed do try  Laff | 08/17/04
You mean like Apple suing Real?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/17/04
Has Apple sued REAL or only threatened to?  Laff | 08/17/04
Is that happening?  voska | 08/17/04
Not even vaguely  IT_User | 08/17/04
No, more like MS  tic swayback | 08/17/04
Agree: "when a company needs to use attorneys ..."  mlybbert | 08/17/04
Gross misstatement with a dash of truth...  John Le'Brecage | 08/17/04
John, you misunderstand.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/18/04
Response about those couple of points  mlybbert | 08/17/04
Agreement not intended for homegrown code  dwjohnso | 08/17/04
IBM strikes at SCO claims  farson@... | 08/17/04
A lesson to be learned...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/17/04
Only SCO argues....  doe_z | 08/17/04
Partial agreement  mlybbert | 08/17/04
*Finally* ZDnet admits SCO is "faltering"  CobraA1 | 08/18/04
SCO leave IBM alone  FilledOut | 08/18/04

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