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"Linux is *the* threat," Says Microsoft
Ami Ganguli writes "Anybody who works selling Linux into large accounts should read this leaked MS memo on The Register. Show it to your clients as well. The good news is that Microsoft is scared. The bad news is that these guys play tough. On the other hand, I've worked with IBM sales before, and they're no push-overs either." And it appears that they want to go after the the City of Largo as well.
Linux is not remotely a threat on the desktop - as long as it has multiple different GUI's and window managers and toolkits and all the rest, and a lack of a decent browser or office solution, it always will not be a threat.
The latest Mozilla is more than decent.
"known" "seems" "encouraged" "engage" "corporate" "appropriate" "necessary" "course" "license" :)
It does matter to me. Heck, I use NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux daily, but a Troll is defined as: usenet term for an obvious attempt at drawing flames. Also "flame-bait". That's a pretty nice description of your post.
I can only run my new M$ FS2002 on Windoze 98 and up. It doesn't support my "old" Win95 (which I maintained on my computer for gaming) so I will have to install some new Win version.
No Linux solution here.
I want a job there. I'm mandated to use M$ servers. I was lucky to get them to let me install Win2k even. groan
--- Think of it as evolution in action ---
More people are killed by cars than all other weapons combined. Let's outlaw cars.
Why dont we leverag our /.ing power to bring down sites we dont like? IIS shouldent be to hard to crash.
To tell you the truth, the memo looks like one you would find in any major corporation.
Spot on. Most of the people get worked up over this are students without any substantial work experience. You get the same kind of stuff at just about any large company.
You, sir, are a tunnel-visioned fool.
Guns aren't the threat; Gnus are.
Is this why Microsoft reps have their heads up their asses?
This argument proves you are not a troll?
yes, but most of those aren't intentional.
Also it's much easier to take a gun in a rage and go kill someone. Where as try taking your vehicle into a building and killing someone. I don't think guns should be outright banned or anything, and i find pretty much most limitations on the "right" to have a gun are rather difficult to enforce to begin with(kind of like under age drinking..) but the same argument can't be made as the context of "owning" a gun and car and using those in the same crime are almost completely different.
In comparison, Java has a nice, clean sockets interface. It would be sweet if Windows had something similar instead of the current heap of legacy crap. (though MFC may have made some progress in this direction, I don't really know much about it)