[TriLUG] Harsh statements from Forbes with regard to IBM's Linux spin

[jonc at nc.rr.com]

Curious... Why does he state that running Red Hat at the server level is
more expensive than running MS? I assume he has some niche in mind that
matches that criteria?  I've helped out a lot of businesses and I can't
think of a place where that statement would be valid.

On the otherhand, his main thesis, that Notes pretty much sucks... I
agree with that. IBM needs to open up that app and let the dust out and
the light in.

Jon

----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com>
Date: Friday, February 16, 2007 9:46 am
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Harsh statements from Forbes with regard to IBM's
Linux spin
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>

> >From Daniel:
> 
> "Lotus Notes is far and away the most horrible software on the 
> planet."
> Amen, brother.  I suffer through this crap software experience 
> every single
> working day.
> 
> "On top of that, once customers start using Notes, it's really hard 
> for them
> to switch."
> 
> Very true.  It is nearly impossible to retrieve data out of a Notes
> "database".  Oracle?  Easy.  MySQL, Postgres, and other database in 
> theworld (almost)?  Easy.  Notes?  I'd rather poke my eyeballs with 
> ink pens.
> 
> Notes sucks, and that's a fact.
> 
> Greg
> 
> On 2/15/07, Glen Ford <gford at idiom.com> wrote:
> >
> > Perhaps off topic, but I thought it was very interesting the 
> level of
> > distastes expressed  Daniel Lyons is a Senior Editor at Forbes.
> >
> > http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/12/ibm-open-source-tech-enter-
> cz_dl_0212ibm.html?partner=technology_newsletter> you will get 
> annoying ad with this URL, just click to skip (kinda rolls
> > of the tongue)
> >
> > /glen
> >
> >
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