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a lot of these folks were going to follow the rest of the sheeple and buy into WinXP, but many, doing research on thier own, found that the hassle of doing so was not worth the initial and long term cost. So they would have stayed on thier older boxes until they died completly, yes. But someone told them about me and what I did for a local small business... I get a phone call, have to answer a lot of question... you know the drill. Now these people are happy so they tell thier friends and fellow small business compadres. And the cycle is the same.

A lot of the small shops that are starting to move, are doing so because the hardware they have is starting to die. Some are moving because applications they have updated no longer run on thier systems. There are many reasons. But these people are part of the market, but they are the quiet part. The part that never really seems to be that important because of thier total impact on the bottom line of the bigger fish.

Reallity is these people do have an impact, and they are also wise enough to maximize the money they invested in thier software and hardware. Unlike the Redmondites, people do not need the latest and greatest. But when support is threatened to be removed or systems are finally starting to die, then it's time to modernize and start the cycle all over again.
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And so it starts  Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
Never gonna happen - think cost effectiveness  tamuhockey | 09/20/04
True...  Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
I'm not clear on what you're getting at  Chad_z | 09/20/04
Yes, but if you don't convert them someone else will.  DonnieBoy | 09/20/04
Target-rich environment  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/20/04
Sounds like FORD  Roger Ramjet | 09/21/04
I've seen and do that as well.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/20/04
hmm, Windows95/98?  balsover | 09/20/04
Actually  Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
Small Business  Roger Ramjet | 09/21/04
And all MS can do is...  dnirG_ot_xA_oN | 09/20/04
That makes me happy happy  Martin Marvinski | 09/20/04
Not that Debian is a bad distro...  Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
Agreed...  Martin Marvinski | 09/20/04
I disagree...Sort of...  LazLong | 09/21/04
Switching  SC-man | 09/21/04
Small as in no market share?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
2^2^2^2^2 looks small, too..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/20/04
Oh, you fell for it,,,  Martin Marvinski | 09/20/04
I know, I'm in the mood for a "Bittyathon"  Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/20/04
Remember when Microsoft had 0% market share ...  Judas I. | 09/20/04
I remember..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/20/04
they (Novell) had a decent product  balsover | 09/20/04
Good point.. I do remember that, now, too..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/20/04
It depends on if MS has learned from Novell's example.  balsover | 09/20/04
The majority of people work in small businesses.  DonnieBoy | 09/20/04
No  IT_User | 09/20/04
Ants outweigh elephants  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/20/04
are you a paid microsoft evangelist/agitator  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
replied to what?  balsover | 09/20/04
balsover, are you no_ax as well, or unable to extrapolate context?  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
most people reply  balsover | 09/20/04
Netscape - 72; Microsoft - 18  Linux_Developer | 09/22/04
They are going to need a supplier  StorageGuru | 09/20/04
Agreed.  Anton Philidor | 09/20/04
Can't argue that. Simple is required.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
It's actually very simple  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
Re: Can't argue that. Simple is required.  none none | 09/20/04
You underestimate the small businessman's intelligence  Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
As a consultant I would say your wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
what if linux is very simple to implement and very good  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
I have  balsover | 09/20/04
I'm confused, you were talking like an IT manager, now 'man in the street'  hipparchus2000 | 09/21/04
You need to update...  Martin Marvinski | 09/21/04
You're right about that  IT_User | 09/20/04
It's easier for a small business to convert  Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
Until they need support...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
Unless they actually LOOK for support...  Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
depends on where you live  balsover | 09/20/04
Well actually...  Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
I was commenting on your statement, not the article.  balsover | 09/20/04
ah yeah, ms support is right up there  V Sanders | 09/20/04
When was the last time that you tried to call SuSE Einstein?  balsover | 09/20/04
Windows XP with it's Fisher Price front end is a lot easier to install....  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
How about Slackware, SuSe and Redhat?  balsover | 09/20/04
this can be said for grandma and MS too  Monkey_MCSE | 09/20/04
looking for libpopt.0 is the same as HP printers?  balsover | 09/20/04
Well... Einstein, as you put it  Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
I guess you lose the argument: "You are really full of sh*t, aren't you?"  hipparchus2000 | 09/21/04
Never in 5 years...  Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
until you look at your packaging and find the telephone number for support  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
have you tried calling SuSE lately?  balsover | 09/20/04
that obviously is a scientific study and  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
Then who would you suggest  balsover | 09/20/04
this was known to the greeks  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
No one lives in a vacuum  balsover | 09/20/04
The key word in your arguement: Compatible  Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
the accountant example != excel spreadsheets  balsover | 09/20/04
maybe it's just me...  Monkey_MCSE | 09/20/04
you are right, it is just you.  balsover | 09/20/04
yeah, guess thats why the company actually made money then..  Monkey_MCSE | 09/20/04
No, I just understand  balsover | 09/20/04
Yes but...  seosamh_z | 09/20/04
Again, don't underestimate the intelligence of a small business owner  Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
One disagreement  seosamh_z | 09/20/04
people want to UNINSTALL applications they do not want need  V Sanders | 09/20/04
Other than the stupid browser, what can't you uninstall?  balsover | 09/20/04
I've never met one.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
Jeez, where is your head at, Notepad is an enormous 66,048 bytes!  balsover | 09/20/04
Hey, I am agreeing. It's a stupid argument.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
I know, I was being sarcastic toward him  balsover | 09/20/04
sarcasm ill befits a fool  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
okay, where is the expliot in notepad?  balsover | 09/20/04
you mean you haven't patched?  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
notepad was a straw man brought up by NoAX the MSevangelist  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
say there are 60 meg of apps you don't need for a server  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
reality hurts those who live in fantasy world  balsover | 09/20/04
You have 10x more problems with MS, and you can't remove what you don't use  DonnieBoy | 09/20/04
This list was not complete  balsover | 09/20/04
Linux is the kernel. SUSE cd has thousands of packages on it.  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
RE: Linux is the kernel. SUSE cd has thousands of packages on it.  SC-man | 09/21/04
MTBF calculations  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
So which server are you talking about?  balsover | 09/20/04
what are you on "Even your Rsync backup solution"  hipparchus2000 | 09/21/04
Okay so I went and looked up  Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
Sys admins hate the bolted applications they can NOT remove.  DonnieBoy | 09/20/04
Unless they need support?  quietkey | 09/20/04
that's why they employ staff who know the systems they're working on  hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
the intelligent ones that is...  Monkey_MCSE | 09/20/04
We did Linux  terry flores | 09/20/04
People like me make Linux possible for SB.  Yen_z | 09/21/04
Accounting software and Linux  mrnet@... | 09/30/04

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