Don't really understand what the big deal is, so they have switched from Unix to Linux and have no intention of dropping windows from their desktops. As far as other comments go about Windows being given away, it will never happen unless Gates wants to give even more of his personal fortune up to the US Justice Department.
I use and see the advantage of Linux but it will never be a big player as it is too difficult for a layman or typical computer user to use. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Calgary gets smart! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 18 April 2004 15:54, Lanman wrote: > Another Canadian city gets smart. Ya gotta love this stuff! > > http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3340731 > The thing that makes me uneasy if the quote "Linux's killer app is not Apache, it's cost,". It has been said that M$ have contingency plans to give away windows if necessary until linux is beaten. They are stockpiling funds to cover it. Let's hope that's another report that's wrong, because cost is *the* big factor in too many decisions. Anne - -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAgUaLkFAvMr/nNX8RAhjSAJsGaK9WpH1osmCYQcPZyF5f6a7dWQCfRxBD xSkl90gEvCzOlQY8m+iEWnM= =fg5l -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > ____________________________________________________ >
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