I've heard of some colleges (rather than universities) running MCSE qualifications as a part of the courses they offer... (Semester 1: Microsoft Office, Semester 2: Microsoft Windows NT/2000 and XP, Semester 3: How to patch your system).
A systems admin guy at my university said something to me that stuck with me. I was proclaiming my love to a mac II and he sadly shook his head. "To be in IT, you need to know about all systems, not only one, whether it's Macs, PC's or Solaris" (or whatever). He had a point...
Universities should teach about M$ systems and the software that they use - it's a part of their job. But also it's a part of their job to be platform neutral.
One way to become a good computer 'scientist' is the observe and understand the works of good masters. OSS allows you to do this, whilst M$ does not.
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I've heard of some colleges (rather than universities) running MCSE qualifications as a part of the courses they offer... (Semester 1: Microsoft Office, Semester 2: Microsoft Windows NT/2000 and XP, Semester 3: How to patch your system). A systems admin guy at my university said something to me that stuck with me. I was proclaiming my love to a mac II and he sadly shook his head. "To be in IT, you need to know about all systems, not only one, whether it's Macs, PC's or Solaris" (or whatever). He had a point... Universities should teach about M$ systems and the software that they use - it's a part of their job. But also it's a part of their job to be platform neutral. One way to become a good computer 'scientist' is the observe and understand the works of good masters. OSS allows you to do this, whilst M$ does not.