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Windows Server 2003 Is A Small Step Forward
b17bmbr writes "According to eWeek, 'The release of Windows Server 2003 is a small step forward for the platform -- an effort that really should be considered Windows 2000 Server Second Edition. With the exception of Internet Information Services 6.0, there aren't any far-reaching or fundamental changes in the product.' And from CNet Microsoft prepares Windows Server ads, 'The ads are geared toward IT managers on tight budgets.' This is probably Microsoft's last chance to turn the tide and take mindset and market share from FOSS."
isnt it ironic how most open source developers are supported by software corporations that make software for microsoft operating systems?
Don't forget there's also nonfree as in BSD.
I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.
My brother works for the company that is heading up Microsoft's Midwest Windows 2003 Server Campaign. They are called ARCHRIVAL - Check them out here: http://www.archrival.com
WebWiz
My boss, who before taking the helm of the little dot-com I work for used to work with "big money" firms all the time (and was the CEO of a national chain or three at one point), refers to the work I do with Linux and Unix as "your silly little programs". Her attitude towards MS . . .
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WTF does a woman know about computers, anyway . .
Mod me up, you know it's right.
- Many users haven't heard of alternatives
- Most users fall for Microsoft's marketing gimmicks
- Most uers fall for it when Microsoft takes a product, polishes it, then resells it at triple the price.
- Most users think that every computer comes built-in with a nice windozey interface that has an explorer where you can see some cute drive icons: A:, C:, D:
- Microsoft has money. It has the money, and the strength to push its might on to hardware manufacturers. It also has its own advertising machine, as said before. And lastly, it has the ability to bulldoze the competition quite easily.
Seriously, when is the last time Microsoft has made a drastic change to its system? And, how many users have heard of OpenOffice? Microsoft has been pretty good at its game, hasn't it?Read my journal here.