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