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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 $950 per computer this clearly involves more than just the OS, although the article unfortunately doesn't provide details, and I was unable to find any references to this on the Microsoft website." The great things about this deal: the Army is going through a reseller, when clearly they have the purchasing power to buy direct; and most of the computers they purchase are normal consumer machines which will be purchased with Windows and Office already installed, so the Army will be paying twice for each machine.
It's one of only two safe options, since SCO owns "everything outside of Redmond" and the only other company that has given SCO its lunch money is Sun.
Oh and BSD is dying of course.
Slashdot, the site where everything's made up and the points don't matter
Jesus you guys are full of shit. I haven't seen a blue screen crash since Windows 98, and that's (count it) FIVE YEARS AGO. CHANGE THE FUCKING RECORD.
Good decision. It's nice to see that bigger organisations getting normal again and use software that works, costs money and which is proven to be some sort of industry standards. The ARMY secures a lot of peoples employment by this decision. They can work on software, earn money, sell the software for a good price, knowing that they can feed their kids with the money they take home every month..
I am an open source developer and it sucks working the hell out on professional software without getting paid for the shit I am doing. Not that I don't get paid I also need to deal with a lot of complaining and ranting faggots all the time.
Open Source is killing legitimate work of professionals, software engineers and those who need to feed their kids with the money they earn each month. Open Source means that the company can't make any serious money and thus can't even pay their employees.
What...are you FUCKING kidding? This is basically worst-case scenario when it comes to security. Anybody remember M$ offering their source to China? Hello, McFly?
The U.S. government is investing aggressively in technology as part of its war on terror and focus on national security.
Of course they are....everything comes back to 9/11, right?!
The six-year deal, which also involved a software reseller called Softmart that will get a commission
Somebody...find out which congressman/senator's wife/retired general has a major stake in Softmart. There's got to be collusion SOMEWHERE. This move is too boneheaded and expensive for this not to be an insider deal.
although....
Anybody know if any of these costs include all the immense testing, or paperwork, or the percentage that gets siphoned off for black projects?
I'm not being snide about that last one...a percentage of all projects goes into black projects..that's how they fund the Skunkworks, after all.
shut the fuck up you dirty canadian. and take your dick out of that moose's ass. it's just not nice. is THAT funny enough for you, dicklick?
Really? Darn... well I tried. Can't help it though. The heart wants what the heart wants.
Oh and MS sucks! booyah.
I'm so SMRT I came up with joke, all by myself! MS sucks! hahahaha.
Imagine a beowolf cluster of sucky MSes. Hahahahaha.
1. MS sucks
2. ???
3. Joke!
um... did I miss any?
Go fuck yourself pansy. Posting the same fucking lame jokes over and over. What, you think you are original? You're fucking grandma is probably more intesting you lame ass twat.
Someday, I'll have a real sig.
They are just paying back microsoft its great support to republican party... there may be also some other things being paid with this amount... let's say... some kind of ARMYKEY in Windows? (Just like NSAKEY)... or maybe, a very large database full of information of citizens^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hterrorists.
YOU ARE THE FAILURE!!! You lazy, stupidass little sack of putrid bitchtits. Bend over and let daddy get some cock in that ass....stop crying you little bitch, you know you like it.
i said stop crying!!! Okay, that's it, cock in the mouth, suck the shit off, you stupid little no FP GETTING BITCH!!!
YOU ARE THE FAILURE!!!!!
"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."
There, Michael, I just took your smart-assed thoughts about the story submission and posted them as a Comment in response to the story. Is that so hard? I mean, it's what us common folk have to do all the time if we have something to say about a story. We don't have the luxury of forcing everyone else to read our comments without the ability to mod them up or down.
You're an ass and you continually abuse your article posting privileges. And since you also have unlimited mod points, I expect you'll abuse them too and mod me down for pointing your abuses out.
MS has made the leap to cherished company, like MacDonnell-Douglas. Even if Linux or OS X was to smash Windows on the desktop, MS won't go down. They will recieve 'maintenence contracts' to stay afloat, so that in times of need, production of Windows CDs can be ramped up for wartime.
MS can now claim 'National Security' anytime there is call for opening up an API, or documentation on a Windows function.
Am I being sarcastic, or amazingly phophetic?
The Submitter: 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.
Michael:
Did Michael not even bother reading what was submitted? The cash isn't for the OS. So the army isn't paying twice for the OS. You may assume that part of the money is going towards the OS but since no details have been released, making that assumption is just slanting the story to fit your particular political view of the situation - which is not what a journalist should do in reporting news.
I hate liberals. If you are a liberal, do not reply.
After severeal deals like these every pacifists dream will become true. The US military will have fully disarmed,and while being the most expensive military in the world it will not be able to hurt a fly.
If anyone has followed the most recent military programs, such as the last super-advanced bombers and fighters that have all proven absolutely useless, knows what i am talking about.
I know this is mod as funny but, this scenario would be highly doubtful as they would most likely have wanted some level of support to go along with the software.
Something that folks frequently forget is that not everyone knows how to install and support software on Linux much less install and support Linux on hardware. You cannot expect non-technical folks to do it all themselves.
Are you on fucking crack? Your arguements make no fucking sense. Oh, and SQL Server SUCKS, you or your boss is a god damned idiot for trusting your data to such a piece of shit database. Let's see VS.NET and SQL Server, oh wait, you must work for a mom-and-pop pawn shop, my bad. Hey, at least that DeVry degree got you a job! Did they give you the title "CIO" to go along with that so called job of yours?