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Posted by: Roger Ramjet   Posted on: 09/16/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Interesting  NonZealot | 09/16/04
Interesting 2  NonZealot | 09/16/04
Take your pick  Roger Ramjet | 09/16/04
Oh please ....  worknman | 09/16/04
It's protection  StorageGuru | 09/16/04
But, with open source, there are multiple vendors, you have options.  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
No, I don't..  d_jedi | 09/16/04
You pay Microsoft a lot for support, you just don't get any.  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
What are you talking about ??  worknman | 09/16/04
Could not agree more. You should be able to use program for 3 years.  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
So i should tell my clients to shut down their DOS machines?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
Tell your clinents using DOS to upgrade to LTSP.  DonnieBoy | 09/19/04
Multiple vendors ...  worknman | 09/16/04
OpenOffice runs very well on Windows. That is where you should start.  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
Apparently, you missed the sarcasm  worknman | 09/16/04
Ok, well, if you need the features, ok, but 99% in business don't.  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
As you tell me, prove that number!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
What's so wild about it?  voska | 09/16/04
Why your wrong...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
Come on Donnie, you like proof don't you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
The exact number is not important.  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
That's what open source is for ...  worknman | 09/16/04
Linux/OpenOffice is not just a cheap knockoff.  DonnieBoy | 09/19/04
Vendor Lock-in  tero_t_vaananen@... | 09/16/04
wrong  V Sanders | 09/26/04
Lack of marketing and statement of industry vision  FilledOut | 09/16/04
quick one  seosamh_z | 09/16/04
Commodity Software is a Myth  P. Douglas | 09/16/04
You're confused  Oscar_Goldman | 09/16/04
Re: You're confused  P. Douglas | 09/16/04
When the barrier to switch is low, and low cost alternatives exist . . .  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
All value is destroyed and the distros go broke.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
Just because you have to compete does not mean all but one will survive.  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
Its Evolution  Roger Ramjet | 09/16/04
How do corporations do it today then?  voska | 09/16/04
Learn some marketing theory  StorageGuru | 09/16/04
You strengthen my point  voska | 09/16/04
By using differenciation.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
bitty at it again  AmusedAtItAll | 09/17/04
People woud buy Linux if it sucked less.  chrislovesdana | 09/16/04
No they wouldn't  StorageGuru | 09/16/04
as IBM is a major Linux vendor, I guess they've got plenty of Harvard MBAs  hipparchus2000 | 09/16/04
I stand corrected.  AmusedAtItAll | 09/17/04
Now that you've stated your opinion  AmusedAtItAll | 09/17/04
What the open source industry stands for  Loverock Davidson | 09/16/04
Proves your point  seosamh_z | 09/16/04
Kind of embarrasing for Microsoft, all of these juvies making a more secure  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
I don't think he was referring to the programmers..  d_jedi | 09/16/04
Thanks dude.  seosamh_z | 09/16/04
BWAHAHAHAHA!!  Jeff Spicoli | 09/16/04
So the programmers are so smart, how could Linux beat them on clusters????  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
Mass market  seosamh_z | 09/16/04
This is a joke, yes?  AmusedAtItAll | 09/17/04
Thankfully  Jeff Spicoli | 09/16/04
Don't be so tough on yourself  AmusedAtItAll | 09/17/04
do not confuse linux users  V Sanders | 09/26/04
Kind of like Democracy. Try to pick up a news paper where Bush or Kerry  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
And you are a prime example  AmusedAtItAll | 09/17/04
Author Just Saying Stuff  P. Douglas | 09/16/04
Service  Roger Ramjet | 09/16/04
I don't know about you..  d_jedi | 09/16/04
Me too  Roger Ramjet | 09/16/04
anticommercial my rear  hipparchus2000 | 09/16/04
Talk about nonsense  AmusedAtItAll | 09/17/04
An anti-MS rant in sheep's clothing...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
M$ Apologists  Roger Ramjet | 09/16/04
Let me give it a try.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
Are you sure  hipparchus2000 | 09/16/04
A real joker, eh bitty?  AmusedAtItAll | 09/18/04
Nothing to say Rodger?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
Not everyone has time to post 400 messages a day on zdnet.com  hipparchus2000 | 09/16/04
Repeat after me: VENDOR lock-in, VENDOR lock-in, VENDOR lock-in . . . . .  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
Yes, distros "lock in" their linux customers.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
complete rubbish  hipparchus2000 | 09/16/04
The thing is though...  Michael Kelly | 09/16/04
No, I just put up a post showing MS benefits and NEVER mentioned a single c  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
Which post are we talking about?  Michael Kelly | 09/16/04
So you do know which post it was.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
And if those are the things that mean most to you...  Michael Kelly | 09/16/04
See, you can do it. To bad the author can't.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
You post so many NoAx  hipparchus2000 | 09/16/04
you know it is  V Sanders | 09/26/04
no-ax, that sounds like Win2000  V Sanders | 09/26/04
MS zealot spewing again  AmusedAtItAll | 09/17/04
One point to consider, You are known by the company you keep.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
and MS should practice the same thing you preach(NT)  Monkey_MCSE | 09/16/04
I believe they do.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
Then you're the only one...  Monkey_MCSE | 09/16/04
Did you post in the wrong thread?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
I think you want to control discent, we are not talking police action.  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
No, you may rant all you like.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
So you don't like free speech??  DonnieBoy | 09/16/04
The thing to remember about patent infringements...  Michael Kelly | 09/16/04
STAY TUNED!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
i'm sure it is...  Monkey_MCSE | 09/16/04
One can pay the fiddler, one can't.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
oh, so what you're saying is  Monkey_MCSE | 09/16/04
We all know which it is  AmusedAtItAll | 09/18/04
My point was...  Michael Kelly | 09/16/04
The difference, one can afford to pay, the other can't.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
Still the same  AmusedAtItAll | 09/18/04
Question  seosamh_z | 09/16/04
Yes, as a matter of fact i do.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/04
Suddenly they've started respecting IP rights (last stand)  hipparchus2000 | 09/16/04
Where have we heard this before?  AmusedAtItAll | 09/18/04
windows is antiamerican and communist  hipparchus2000 | 09/16/04
OK, no problem.  CobraA1 | 09/17/04
And just look at the company you keep  AmusedAtItAll | 09/18/04
same goes to you no-ax  V Sanders | 09/26/04
Linux-ers need to break ranks  svandor | 09/16/04
maybe i'm reading your post wrong  Monkey_MCSE | 09/16/04
FORRESTER REPORT PUTS OPENOFFICE USAGE AT 14.3% AND RISING  hipparchus2000 | 09/16/04
it does scare them  V Sanders | 09/26/04

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