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US Army Signs $471,000,000 Deal for Microsoft Software
zero_offset writes "According to this article at Yahoo, Microsoft will provide software for 494,000 Army computers during the next six years. At roughly $950 per computer this clearly involves more than just the OS, although the article unfortunately doesn't provide details, and I was unable to find any references to this on the Microsoft website." The great things about this deal: the Army is going through a reseller, when clearly they have the purchasing power to buy direct; and most of the computers they purchase are normal consumer machines which will be purchased with Windows and Office already installed, so the Army will be paying twice for each machine.
Before you all start griping, just remember... This is almost 1/2 a trillion dollars that won't be spent on "smart" bombs. Although I am not for the us military in general, I am all about it wasting it's money. Each $ wasted could be a life saved.
Does this price include working out the bugs and making everything work correctly? The last thing we need is the blue screen of death in the battle field. (fp)
---- "Excuse me. Where's the children's gun section?"
Thank you, whoever made that decision. Now, $450million of OUR taxpayer dollars are going to pay for a crappy defective OS with inherent security flaws, and we're going to be forced to upgrade on MS' schedule.
MY tax dollars should not be spent on proprietary software.
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Exactly how many computers is that/soldier?
More then one I'd bet. Why?
Why don't we just bitch about Linux and its lack of unformity on standards and bad design and mess under the hood, lack of direction and so on. BUt no that may actually help get linux moving forward.
And there are people who actually believe that health care run by the government would be better.
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In turn, I think using the AC option was a pansy thing to do. PANSY!
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ping -f 255.255.255.255 # if only
Is there anyone on Slashdot that hangs onto Windows for anything other than games?
May we never see th
Yawn.. throwing money at education doesn't help. It requires good people running the show, first. My school district showers themselves with new laptops, PDA'a, and other gadgets, but gives the students the pits (incomptent teachers, low quality textbooks,etc).
If public schooling had bigger competeition (read: vouchers), they would have reason to raise their quality to compete with other schools.
Could someone please tell me what's so friggin' "hard to use" about a distro like RedHat or Mandrake? Is it *that* hard to click on "have Disk Druid automatically partition for you"? Is it *that* hard to click on "automatically configure monitor"? Is it *that* hard to click on a big G-shaped foot rather than a green button labeled "start"? Honestly the only complaint I've had with the user-obsequious distros is trying to get a software modem to work.
Honestly, I'm getting a little tired of this old saw. Unless you've got some seriously obscure hardware or a seriously obsolete distro, I just don't see what all the "difficulty" is.
All's true that is mistrusted
Guess the name of a software company who will fund King George II'campaign?
Oh, your a US Soldier, I should probably tell you: FUCK OFF BABY-KILLER!
Oh, your a US Soldier, I should probably tell you: F.U. BABY-KILLER!
On one end you have the gov't trying to go after Microsoft for anti-trust and other shit and on the other end you have them paying $960 per machine for shit you could by in the store for about $400..... Who hear really believes that the gov't reallywanted to do anything to microsoft. I believe it was all bullshit propaganda brought on by a ruthless monopolistic corporation that we know as the Government. Fuck the government...when have they done anything for us besides bleed us dry. We work and they get to spend our money on crap like microsoft instead of thins we need. FUCK THE GOVERNMENT..FUCKING COCKSUCKING SCANDELOUS FAGGOTS. it should be the Boston Tea Party all over again.