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I'll be a monkey's uncle! If he would have, I bet it would have been something like this...

"...so my Microsoft Rep took me out to dinner to break the bad news about Dell, and I laughed as I said 'Don't worry. People will realize that Linux makes for horrible server software and will come crawling back for retail copies of Enterprise Server 2003r2. You'll make twice as much per license as you would if Dell were to sell them with the servers themselves.'

"After the most delicious filet minon ever (face it, it always tastes better when Ballmer buys), we began to talk about a strategy of upgrading all of my corporate workstations and replacing the antiquated Dell 3Ghz P4's with brand new HP Core2Duo-based units, all running Vista Ultimate.

"I also added to the home network. I finally added wireless with some Microsoft routers that were kept in the dark recesses of home base in Redmond, and installed a new 128-way Datacenter cluster powered by Windows Server - 4 racks in all, replacing my linen closet, coat closet, and the night stands by my bed. The wife hates it, and the noise is intolerable, but we'll learn to cope with it."
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Well, certification for Linux is better than nothing, but, we would like to  DonnieBoy | 02/26/07
LSB be damned.  Suicida| | 02/26/07
For new hardware, or low volume hardware such as I/O cards, it will NOT be  DonnieBoy | 02/26/07
Kernl issues  Suicida| | 02/26/07
But, that will just force people to Windows for low volume hardware such as  DonnieBoy | 02/27/07
The beauty of modules  Suicida| | 02/27/07
That does NOT help. The modules for a different kernel, are NOT necessarily  DonnieBoy | 02/28/07
Drivers don't belong in the kernel  RichmondGiant | 03/02/07
Dell takes small steps toward Linux  Loverock Davidson | 02/26/07
Dell wakes up.  Suicida| | 02/26/07
Servers come bare-bones,,,  Confused by religion | 02/26/07
Because he didn't have the option  Linux User 147560 | 02/26/07
A Monopoly? Nooo cries Gates and Microsoft!  nomorems | 02/26/07
On Servers  voska | 02/26/07
Then you have never bought a server...  Confused by religion | 02/26/07
Didnt have much of a choice.  Suicida| | 02/26/07
Such as.... ?  nikoli | 02/26/07
MYTH-TV  voska | 02/26/07
Bingo!  Sabz5150 | 02/27/07
For starters  Suicida| | 02/26/07
What can linux actually do that windows cannot...  mrlinux | 02/27/07
Dell knows the truth  Loverock Davidson | 02/27/07
Ok  zkiwi | 02/27/07
Ok, so...  zkiwi | 02/26/07
Probably Works For The Gov  nikoli | 02/26/07
Exactly  Loverock Davidson | 02/26/07
Since you say that  Suicida| | 02/26/07
83,000 in a week  zkiwi | 02/26/07
Well of all the Ideas submitted to Dell this  mrlinux | 02/27/07
Uh. Oh come ONnnnnn  D. T. Schmitz | 02/26/07
Microsoft Windows or Novell's Suse Linux,  j.dupont | 02/26/07
Indeed...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/26/07
patents in the way?  RichmondGiant | 03/02/07
anti-competative practises  sj_z | 02/27/07
I gave up on Dell just last week...  mathandmetal | 02/26/07
Great, confirmed individuals spell a growing number  Boot_Agnostic | 02/27/07
This isnt new for Dell  mrlinux | 02/27/07
They just won't listen...  devlin_X | 03/01/07
Dell & Linux  connie3190 | 03/02/07
IdeaStorm in NOT representative of Customer Base  PabloArriola@... | 03/02/07
Want a Dell with Red Hat? Go to Dell  frank_s | 03/02/07
Give ACER A Look...  chas_2 | 03/02/07
Give ACER A Look...  chas_2 | 03/02/07
Mike Cox didn't post?  nix_hed | 03/03/07

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