> Microsoft Corp chief executive, Steve Ballmer warned his staff in an e-mail
> on Thursday that cheap Linux-based software ..
And therein lies the spin. By focussing on "cheap", Ballmer seeks to deflect
attention from
more important aspects of open software, such as peer review and development
To be honest, most of the Windows people that I've had to deal with don't
know anything about alternatives and quite frankly, they wouldn't last two
minutes on a more complex system. Sigh... I despair, really, I do...
> The margin is narrowing. I work with a lot of sharp Windows folks that
are star
On Gwe, 2003-06-06 at 22:25, McKown, John wrote:
> I agree. One of our LAN people made a router change which interrupted about
> 200 CICS users (TCP connected). They entered a problem ticket on it. His
> question: "What's the big deal? It was less than a minute and they're all
> back working now."
On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 17:12, John Summerfield wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 07:02, you wrote:
> > John, It really wasn't intended to be quite so serious. But since you
> > mention it, I am not convinced that they do understand. I'm sure that we
> > have all seen the interviews with x-MS'ers that spea
On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 07:02, you wrote:
> John, It really wasn't intended to be quite so serious. But since you
> mention it, I am not convinced that they do understand. I'm sure that we
> have all seen the interviews with x-MS'ers that speak to the fact that
> they may well be this disconnected. Of c
On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 05:19, you wrote:
> That's not the point. It's the sheer blindness of people where
> Windows is concerned that's the problem - quite frankly, I don't think
I dropped in to see some people I worked with in a bank. There, I was writing
PL/1 code, using an IBM PC running Windows 20
On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 15:43, John Summerfield wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 04:17, you wrote:
> > Someone should explain to Mr. Balmer that this "weakness" is kicking his
> > butt. Especially considering that with all of the money that Microsoft
> > has to invest they still can't seem to produce a ma
On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 04:17, you wrote:
> Someone should explain to Mr. Balmer that this "weakness" is kicking his
> butt. Especially considering that with all of the money that Microsoft
> has to invest they still can't seem to produce a manageable, or secure,
> product. Whew, talk about sleeping thr
On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 14:19, Rod Furey wrote:
> >Does that mean that folks in this group are just an illusion?
>
> Of course it does - didn't you know that all the answers here are
> generated automatically by a pipe written by Rob, fed over a network
> link from Alan via an interface written by Ne
Just Microslop talking in terms they are familar withthe illusion of
support.
Tom Duerbusch
THD Consulting
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>Does that mean that folks in this group are just an illusion?
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> To be honest, most of the Windows people that I've had to
> de
Does that mean that folks in this group are just an illusion?
Of course it does - didn't you know that all the answers here are
generated automatically by a pipe written by Rob, fed over a network
link from Alan via an interface written by Neil?
Whew, talk about sleeping through the alarm clock. I
inux wrote:
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> Does that mean that folks in this group
On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 01:43, you wrote:
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> Does t
ubject: Re: Microsoft: Linux is a threat
The quote that struck me the most was this:
"IBM's endorsement of Linux has added credibility and an illusion of support
and accountability," Ballmer said.
My first reaction was "_illusion_ of support and accountability? That
sounds more
st
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Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 11:37 AM
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Subject: Microsoft: Linux is a threat
Microsoft Corp chief executive, Steve Ballmer warned his staff in an e-mail
on Thursday that cheap
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On Gwe, 2003-06-06 at 16:36, Peter Webb, Toronto Transit Commission
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> Microsoft Corp chief executive, Steve Ballmer warned his staff in an e-mail
> on Thursday that cheap Linux-based software is a growing th
On Gwe, 2003-06-06 at 16:36, Peter Webb, Toronto Transit Commission
wrote:
> Microsoft Corp chief executive, Steve Ballmer warned his staff in an e-mail
> on Thursday that cheap Linux-based software is a growing threat to the
> software titan.
> http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_273556,0003.ht
Microsoft Corp chief executive, Steve Ballmer warned his staff in an e-mail
on Thursday that cheap Linux-based software is a growing threat to the
software titan.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_273556,0003.htm
Peter Webb
Technical Support Analyst
Toronto Transit Commission
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