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The end is not near
But it's an encouraging sign all the same. Just one more razor cut on the flank of the monster. A little more blood, another opportunity for an infection to develop.

Just started working with a new customer...around 100 employees, good margin, lots of cash. The strategic plan is to start moving their business critical systems to web apps, the first Linux boxes will be going in this summer. File storage and web services first, then we'll introduce Firefox and see if we can wean them off of Exchange, which they hate anyway. Stoneware portal software, also running on a Linux box for company and customer SSO and portal services and application framing.

Ah, I love it when a non-MSFT plan comes together! Sadly we'll have to keep a couple 2003 servers around for SQL Server and their accounting package, but automatic updates on those should insure a steady stream of service billing. Cha-ching! LOL. And this customer has a former Miss America contestant on their staff. Woooweee. That view alone makes it worth the drive, plus I'm getting paid.

Is this a great country or what?
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On the other hand...  marksashton | 04/27/06
Which .....  Linux_4u! | 04/27/06
Price caps in a free market, I don't think so...  SouthernPride | 04/27/06
*sigh*  zkiwi | 04/27/06
Re *sigh*  SouthernPride | 04/27/06
Clearly...  zkiwi | 04/27/06
Even they are not forced  Omch'Ar | 04/28/06
And this is a valid comparison how?  zkiwi | 04/27/06
Look at all the rest  SouthernPride | 04/27/06
Well, you are wrong.  zkiwi | 04/27/06
You are not exactly right either  SouthernPride | 04/27/06
Look  zkiwi | 04/27/06
It is very difficult, if not impossible  Ole Man | 04/25/08
This will be a fun one...  John Zern | 04/27/06
You called it  rapson | 04/28/06
yes, and they also said  Monkey_MCSE | 04/28/06
the end is near!  Linux Geek | 04/27/06
Yes, your grounded from Dad's computer!!!  SouthernPride | 04/27/06
read that article again  phburks | 04/27/06
Yeah, right  Fred Fredrickson | 04/28/06
Wow. Small thinkers proliferate these boards  John Zern | 04/28/06
Um well too be fair MOST of us who have or might start  Laff | 04/28/06
Too true  John Zern | 04/28/06
That's the beauty of a monopoly  Ole Man | 04/25/08
WHAT Service and HPC? nonsense  michael_t | 04/27/06
That's not what the article said  rapson | 04/28/06
MBA's?  Cardinal_Bill | 04/27/06
Haven't listened to the conference call yet ...  too_much green_tea | 04/27/06
You obviously didn't read the article  marksashton | 04/27/06
Microsoft spends on growth  Anton Philidor | 04/27/06
Hmmm, first Sony reports more revenue but next Q shortfall... now this...  HypnoToad72 | 04/27/06
Maybe the public is catching-on!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 04/27/06
If by the public  zkiwi | 04/27/06
He speaks in riddles.  HypnoToad72 | 04/28/06
He speaks in riddles.  HypnoToad72 | 04/28/06
Good, this puts them in line with Sun  Boot_Agnostic | 04/28/06
The end is not near  Chad_z | 04/28/06
This isn't a sign of doom  Michael Kelly | 04/28/06
Some people may be waiting...  Anton Philidor | 04/28/06
Maybe not but this is  Chad_z | 04/28/06
Further slippage likely thru 2007...  TCO . | 04/29/06
Or perhaps its just what people want ...  Tok-Sic | 01/25/08
Not at all!  Tok-Sic | 01/25/08

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