AT&T Considers Mac OS X, Linux For 70,000 Desktops

hype7 writes "CNet's News.com.com is reporting that AT&T is reconsidering its corporate IT investment in Microsoft Windows - with both Mac OS X and Linux being considered. Although the article notes that AT&T is not actively seeking to replace Windows, there's a wonderful quote on the page from the AT&T guy - 'Any CIO would not be doing due diligence if they are not looking at their options now.'" As with previous mass-migration stories, a cynical (or realistic) viewpoint is also that by "looking into" non-Windows operating systems, they're giving themselves a bargaining chip when talking with Microsoft. Update: 10/06 17:35 GMT by T : Actually, that's 70,000 desktops, rather than 7,000 as originally stated.

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Vote for Bin Laden November 7th!

[Anonymous Coward]

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Bloomberg had it first

[smooth wombat]

Once again we can see the ridiculous nature of trying to get a post on /. Not only did I submit this exact same article YESTERDAY, it still shows as pending so get ready for the dupe to appear in the near future.

For those interested here is the Bloomberg link.

Re:Bloomberg had it first

[fracai]

getting off topic but related to part of your post...

Bah, I have a pending "Ask Slashdot" that I submitted almost a month ago.

Re:Bloomberg had it first

[kaleco]

Alright, I'll bite.

Bloomberg is a news outlet. Slashdot is a tech blog. The key differentiator here is 'blog' - Slashdot centralises what are percieved to be important tech issues from many different news outlets onto one blog where people can comment on these issues.

I'd say that a lead time of a single day is fair enough to assess the significance of the story before posting on Slashdot. Now go and relax.

Rodney Dangerfield dead at 82

[Anonymous Coward]

I just heard some sad news on talk radio - comedian/actor Rodney Dangerfield was found dead in his home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon. God bless :(

Re:Rodney Dangerfield dead at 82

[Anonymous Coward]

I hate to go off topic a bit more...

he wasn't found dead in his home. He died in the hospital after sitting in a coma for a few weeks. The old bastard was 82 and his doctors gave him no respect...

ohhhhh...

So Rodney dies and goes to St Peter, "Hey St Peter, its good to see that I am in heaven. Do you think there is a chance that I can see my parents again?" St Peter turns around and says, "Gee, I don't know... there is so many places up here where they can hide."

Ohhhh...

Re:Our experience

[Anonymous Coward]

So save the MAC fan boy shit for someone not smart enough to know better.

Well, Mr. Smarty-pants, if you're so anti-MAC, how do you administer DHCP? Huh, huh, nyah!

Re:-5 FLAMEBAIT!!! no, not exactly

[Anonymous Coward]

That was pretty hilarious.

But now I'm left in limbo, waiting for the next installment.

Will Jeff Johnson keep his job?

Will Deven T. Corzine ever understand sarcasm?

How good can Tux Racer get?

Skewed Numbers

[Anonymous Coward]

1. Most people that are aware of what bit torrent is are computer savy
2. Most people who download porn from the internet in this fashion are computer savy
3. Replace "savy" with "geeks"
4. Replace "computer" with "virgin"

There you go.

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