-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 11/04/06 19:07, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 11:28:54AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: >> My eyes see lots of ProLiants running Win Server 2K3, and only some >> running Linux, HP-UX and a few running z/OS & OpenVMS. > > Really? My eyes see about 12 racks of proliants and Suns, all running > Linux (except for one SunFire running Solaris 8, I think and one Tru64 > box). In fact, out of about a total of 200 workstations and servers, > there are only about half a dozen WinXP workstations.
Lucky you. Win Server is taking over, if for no other reason than it's so fragile that you need to dedicate one or more servers per task. >> The fact that MSFT's *income* in *always* increasing is prima facia >> evidence that MSFT is winning, and has been really winning for 6 >> years (since Server 2K was released). >> > No, The fact that MSFT's income is increasing is evidence that 1) they > keep raising prices They can because of the lock-in. But because of their lock on the desktop, they also have incredible userland and developer mindshare. > and 2) they have been successful in developing a > nearly unbreakable customer lock in. Nobody said Gates & Balmer were stupid... :( - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Is "common sense" really valid? For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins are mud people. However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFTVN+S9HxQb37XmcRAhfkAJ406KBUyuSO9XK/MaJ6e3JQEUlvoQCfWUxn 6F1vx8QtaUcYehAinZiP6K0= =uheH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
