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Linux is as powerful as the admin
"How is Linux going to save you money when you have to develop, test, and re-write custom windows applications?"

Why would you do that? I would prefer to write something that actually works. I have a few applications at work that are web based using java It runs on Windows, Solaris, Linux, and even OSX.

"Second thought, they should 'Off Shore' all IT jobs so you could only dream of Linux at home. When your job is 'Off Shored' because you are too expensive, like you say MS is, what will you be saying then?

Lastly, if everyone becomes a Linux 'expert' then there will be NO need for any System Admins anylonger. If so they can administer the system from India or China. So there you go, now you can have your linux on welfare or unemployment. Because you will replaced with a cheaper counter part, just like you said about Windows."

If you have ever talked to foreign IT support you wouldnt have even made that statment. I feel I am pretty tollerable with people of different cultures accents, but when I am trying to hammer technical details of a hardware/software issue the last thing I need is to ask the guy to repeat himeself because I cant understand what te hell he is saying.

So many companies have lost my business this year because the offered MS only solutions, whether it was accessable through SMB or .net. That was thier only solution and the reason they did not win the contract. If you want to win my business show me somthing that I can use on MS, OSX, Linux and UNIX.
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Good timing  dr praetorius | 12/19/03
competition would be good  jimk_z | 12/20/03
Austin tests desktop Linux waters  Loverock Davidson | 12/19/03
numbers  stephen732@... | 12/19/03
They never do  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/20/03
Ain't OS X Shweet!!!  gtdworak | 12/20/03
Please...break the camels back....  memuser | 12/20/03
outside perspective  stephen732@... | 12/20/03
Solaris?  Martin Marvinski | 12/21/03
re: Solaris?  stephen732@... | 12/21/03
True  Suicida| | 12/20/03
And then you  michael-t | 12/19/03
Yawn!!!  Ployd_Farker | 12/19/03
Why would productivity drop?  IT_User | 12/19/03
hmm.  Suicida| | 12/20/03
Suddenly Austin can pay higher salaries because fewer $'s are going to MS!  Plain Logic | 12/19/03
Re: Good Timing  usapride | 12/19/03
Only a shill would be so dumb  NoB$ | 12/19/03
re : Only a shill would be so dumb  JWatson77 | 12/20/03
Time to wake up  Ployd_Farker | 12/19/03
Remarkable display of ignorance!  IT_User | 12/19/03
Linux is as powerful as the admin  Suicida| | 12/21/03
Err...  Martin Marvinski | 12/21/03
Who pays for re-training  usapride | 12/19/03
There's a keyboard, mouse and icons.  Jose Jimenez | 12/19/03
Who pays for re-training with every new offering from MS?  NoB$ | 12/19/03
who retrains for every new Linux App  John Zern | 12/20/03
What new Linux App?  IT_User | 12/21/03
how about  ryusen | 12/19/03
Don't panic  michael-t | 12/19/03
Who needs re-training?  IT_User | 12/19/03
ROFL! Good Troll  Chad_z | 12/19/03
re : Who pays for re-training  JWatson77 | 12/20/03
re : who pays for re-training  JWatson77 | 12/20/03
RE: Who pays for re-training  betelgeuse68 | 12/20/03
The employee  Suicida| | 12/21/03
You err...  Martin Marvinski | 12/21/03
What re-training?  MkIIISupra | 12/21/03
Money losing deal  usapride | 12/19/03
How many more aliases?  NoB$ | 12/19/03
Exactly  michael-t | 12/19/03
When the productivity drops  IT_User | 12/19/03
WTF are you talking about?  unix_man | 12/20/03
I see the same problems  dnmott@... | 12/20/03
STFU It happens with MS all the time.  Suicida| | 12/21/03
Why is it...?  el1jones | 12/19/03
Re: Why is it?  usapride | 12/19/03
Gee, why don't you lie?  NoB$ | 12/19/03
No doubt...  Martin Marvinski | 12/21/03
What in the world are you talking about?  Damon K | 12/19/03
quit arguing...  jimk_z | 12/20/03
Wrong  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/20/03
quit arguing...  SC-man | 12/22/03
just because  Suicida| | 12/21/03
Well pride  nite_w0lf | 12/21/03
missleading headline  ryusen | 12/19/03
Re: Mis.....  usapride | 12/19/03
psst...  stephen732@... | 12/19/03
no big loss there.  Suicida| | 12/21/03
Yeah, but some are coming back  Martin Marvinski | 12/21/03
ok, but  ryusen | 12/19/03
WONDERFUL!  Cardinal_Bill | 12/19/03
Why not?  michael-t | 12/19/03
I agree  Suicida| | 12/21/03
Benefits of competition  George Mitchell | 12/19/03
I agree completely  jimk_z | 12/20/03
same here  Suicida| | 12/21/03
Yup!  Martin Marvinski | 12/21/03
It's significant...  dsentman@... | 12/20/03
not the user backlash  Suicida| | 12/21/03
How much more can Microsoft take  DonnieBoy | 12/20/03
Well Donnieboy I would guess  John Zern | 12/20/03
Linux is for techies?  IT_User | 12/21/03
Austin is not the first US city to discover Linux/OOo  George Mitchell | 12/20/03
Interesting article  John Zern | 12/20/03
Well Johnny boy I would guess ...  George Mitchell | 12/20/03
Look at big blue  Suicida| | 12/21/03
LOL.. good one DonnieBoy  cchenoweth | 12/21/03
It's not really humor  IT_User | 12/21/03
BS  rkadowns | 12/20/03
Yes, but with Mac, you have to change out the hardware as well.  DonnieBoy | 12/20/03
Most IT shops  rkadowns | 12/20/03
100 boxes thats it?  Suicida| | 12/21/03
2100+ boxes.  rkadowns | 12/21/03
100 boxes thats it?  Martin Marvinski | 12/21/03
cycles yes...  ryusen | 12/22/03
You don't get out much, do you?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/20/03
But linux on PPC is available  Suicida| | 12/21/03
Several distros are available.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/21/03
LOL BS  Suicida| | 12/21/03
Never claimed that Apple dominated.  rkadowns | 12/21/03
even OpenOffice on windows saves a bundle  JWatson77 | 12/20/03
Linux v Windows v Mac  George Mitchell | 12/20/03
You are only describing your own preferences  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/21/03
Re: You are only describing your own preferences  George Mitchell | 12/21/03
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Desktop apps  IT_User | 12/21/03
Lots of wireless LAN cards!  George Mitchell | 12/21/03
Not bad  IT_User | 12/21/03
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I see what you mean!  princessangry | 12/21/03
Yay for Linux!!! wink  princessangry | 12/21/03
Texas, we get Bush from there  FilledOut | 12/22/03
Get me too!  IT_User | 12/23/03

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