Your not really into OSS/FS/linux/GNU are you? Let me demonstrate for you: "Here is Gerfispossiblyastupidasstroturfer Linux, it is built entirely on Open Standards and Free Software. It conforms very closely to the Linux Standards Base. We can currently purchase support for it from many of the top IT services companies. Because Linux can't be decommoditized, bought out, or otherwise stifled by any proprietary software vendors it will continue as a top tier enterprise platform for decades to come. Because of it's longevity companies will continue to support it for decades to come.
Numbers or links to back up your claim? Wndows is as big as it is because of anti-competitive deals with oems, and anti-competitive, monopolistic business practices of the convicted monopoly known as Mickey$oft, M$, Micro$hit, Microsloth, Monopoly$oft, etc etc.....
You really should not post about things you do not know. There is no server implementation of XP. Which is a good thing consisdering the glaring, gaping, tractor trailer sized sescurity hole that are likely still lurking in the code.
Nah it is just that most/. 'ers do not consider the usual MS FUD garbage such as you are spewing out to really be a point of view. More like sychophantic ranting.
Riiigght....ability to boot into untrusted mode while the "content" is sitting on a "protected" section of the harddrive, CD, or memory. You have also heard about the recent progress in regards to legalizing that stuff your apparently smoking?
And you are perfectly welcome to modify your car or have someone else modify it, voids warranty of course but you will not be hauled off to jail for DMCA violations or what have you.
Ok. To make your analogy apples for apples how about MS releases the source, ala their "shared source", to any OS they are not going to support anymore so people can fix any residual bugs that are still left themselves. Besides which MS does not really provide support for their OS's anyways! Any support one gets is very limited in time frame and then it's pay pay pay.
Oh, BTW! get your facts straight, who cloned who?
If this is true this is very bad for a lot of places that are being told by Dell that they can no longer get PC's with NT loaded and the only license that is backward compatible to be able to run NT or 2000 is an XP license. Therefor the machine would come with xp and as soon as they try to load NT or 2000, or get support for it they will realize they have been screwed by MS & Dell. This is sure to blow up in Dells face. However, maybe this does not apply to dells premier customers?
the analogy in your observation will be relevant the moment Pantone license's it's "US government granted monopoly on a basic mathmatical principle" (read:Software Patent) to something that run's on linux.
The majority of items in those stores that you are probably referring to are brand name electronics and appliances. Many of them are purchased by large chains directly from the manufacturer and the store is required to follow MAP ( minimum asking price). So they must differentiate themselves in other ways, and there is fierce competition.
Wow that was un-intelligent of you. Maybe you should get a clue about what the anti-trust laws and there enforcement are about instead of spouting off with troll bait.
Head Start is a federal umbrella program, that is a framework of guidelines, policies, procedures, and programs. Like any other Non-profit an individual local program can be bankrupted. If your mom really works for head start maybe you should talk to her about it so you know what the heck your talking about!
There are several email filtering programs out there that when coupled with a good network-wide virus program are pretty effective at keep all the microsoft centric virus out.
Presumably because MS will be the one that has to try to interoperate while the rest of the world has standardized on a solid open source solution that is not patent encumbered, right?
Exactly!! Because if they had knowledge of ecenomics they would know that what is best in the long term for the computer industy in the US is for Microsoft's corporate charter to be yanked and it's top ranks to serve jail time and have some of their ill gotten gains taken away!!
I hope you don't mean that $19,200 is enough for 2 years contract on an AS400? Kind of depends on the contract. If I was to guess i would say the contract they where talking about was 6 figures.
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Your not really into OSS/FS/linux/GNU are you? Let me demonstrate for you: "Here is Gerfispossiblyastupidasstroturfer Linux, it is built entirely on Open Standards and Free Software. It conforms very closely to the Linux Standards Base. We can currently purchase support for it from many of the top IT services companies. Because Linux can't be decommoditized, bought out, or otherwise stifled by any proprietary software vendors it will continue as a top tier enterprise platform for decades to come. Because of it's longevity companies will continue to support it for decades to come.
Numbers or links to back up your claim? Wndows is as big as it is because of anti-competitive deals with oems, and anti-competitive, monopolistic business practices of the convicted monopoly known as Mickey$oft, M$, Micro$hit, Microsloth, Monopoly$oft, etc etc.....
You really should not post about things you do not know. There is no server implementation of XP. Which is a good thing consisdering the glaring, gaping, tractor trailer sized sescurity hole that are likely still lurking in the code.
Nah it is just that most /. 'ers do not consider the usual MS FUD garbage such as you are spewing out to really be a point of view. More like sychophantic ranting.
Here is a token +1 insightful and a +1 funny for you :)
Riiigght....ability to boot into untrusted mode while the "content" is sitting on a "protected" section of the harddrive, CD, or memory. You have also heard about the recent progress in regards to legalizing that stuff your apparently smoking?
And you are perfectly welcome to modify your car or have someone else modify it, voids warranty of course but you will not be hauled off to jail for DMCA violations or what have you.
Ok. To make your analogy apples for apples how about MS releases the source, ala their "shared source", to any OS they are not going to support anymore so people can fix any residual bugs that are still left themselves. Besides which MS does not really provide support for their OS's anyways! Any support one gets is very limited in time frame and then it's pay pay pay. Oh, BTW! get your facts straight, who cloned who?
Also, can you provide model and spec references? I'm sure some people would be interested in following up on something like this and seeing whats up.
If this is true this is very bad for a lot of places that are being told by Dell that they can no longer get PC's with NT loaded and the only license that is backward compatible to be able to run NT or 2000 is an XP license. Therefor the machine would come with xp and as soon as they try to load NT or 2000, or get support for it they will realize they have been screwed by MS & Dell. This is sure to blow up in Dells face. However, maybe this does not apply to dells premier customers?
Yeh, kind of like those schools out west could pay next to nothing for MS Office.
the analogy in your observation will be relevant the moment Pantone license's it's "US government granted monopoly on a basic mathmatical principle" (read:Software Patent) to something that run's on linux.
The majority of items in those stores that you are probably referring to are brand name electronics and appliances. Many of them are purchased by large chains directly from the manufacturer and the store is required to follow MAP ( minimum asking price). So they must differentiate themselves in other ways, and there is fierce competition.
I think you where supposed to actually ask a question instead of just useless flames. What is your agenda by the way?
Think they got things mixed up. It should be: Linux is always up, and it is starting to kick Microsoft's monopolistic little ass :)
Wow that was un-intelligent of you. Maybe you should get a clue about what the anti-trust laws and there enforcement are about instead of spouting off with troll bait.
Head Start is a federal umbrella program, that is a framework of guidelines, policies, procedures, and programs. Like any other Non-profit an individual local program can be bankrupted. If your mom really works for head start maybe you should talk to her about it so you know what the heck your talking about!
This must be really scaring MS. The astroturfers are out in force on this thread.
Link to reputable, published, apples for apples benchmarks please? didn't think so.
There are several email filtering programs out there that when coupled with a good network-wide virus program are pretty effective at keep all the microsoft centric virus out.
Presumably because MS will be the one that has to try to interoperate while the rest of the world has standardized on a solid open source solution that is not patent encumbered, right?
Exactly!! Because if they had knowledge of ecenomics they would know that what is best in the long term for the computer industy in the US is for Microsoft's corporate charter to be yanked and it's top ranks to serve jail time and have some of their ill gotten gains taken away!!
I really must read articles before posting.
I hope you don't mean that $19,200 is enough for 2 years contract on an AS400? Kind of depends on the contract. If I was to guess i would say the contract they where talking about was 6 figures.