[TriLUG] funny: MS ads on LinuxDOTcom

[Tim Jowers]

I don't know but that's a funny one to me. The risk inherent in the Windows
ball-o-mud design is far greater than the Unix layers of simplicity. What
the state official is really saying is "I don't know much about technology
but I have an MCSE so have chosen MSFT". I talked with one senior IT
director with a state who's team had recommended open source email solutions
for the state. The State's VP of IT made the executive decision to keep
paying M$FT. Never mind that open source solutions deliver 2x to 10x the
email of M$FT products (far more if you disclude the old MSMail and look
only at Exchange!).

I'm happy and sad to see Microsoft doing this. I know its a waste of money
but am sad to see them wasting money advertising bad arguments rather than
investing in creating better technology.

TimJowers


On 8/29/07, Carl Crider <c.crider at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey, who do you think is responsibe for the MS [ant-linux] ads
> on Linux.com? Lucy, you got some 'splaining to do!
>
>
> http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/surly321/MS_advert_on_Linux_dot_com.png
>
> -Carl
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