On Feb 16, 2011, at 4:21 PM, Jarvis, Matthew wrote:
> "The government's response to the SPD's question states that, although
> open source has demonstrated its worth, particularly on servers, the
> cost of adapting and extending it, for example in writing printer and
> scanner drivers, and of training, have proved greater than anticipated."
>
> Huh? Are folks out there really having to code this stuff from scratch?
> What sort of equipment are these people using anyway???
That's what previous highly-publicized switches back to Windows were
like: lots of vague, hard-to-believe claims that reinforced the stereotypical
objection to Linux from a decade ago.
That's why I'm curious to see if this instance is another case of
Microsoft throwing lots of $$ behind the scene to them to get them to switch,
and then having them issue a bunch of lame, contrived reasons to the public as
the reason for the switch.
-- Ed Leafe
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