Microsoft Offering free seminar on how to compete withLinux

[David P. Schwartz]

First of all, notice that they have already implied the primary means -- select software to use that doesn't run under Linux.

Second, notice that they're targeting people who are "confused about how to compete against Linux".  Whew... thought for a minute there
they had something...  Because, they're NOT targeting people who are "confused about what it takes to to offer your customer/clients the
most robust, secure, stable operating environment available today"!  IOW, this seminar could be entitled, "How to effectively lie to
your clients to save our ass and keep them coming back to you for more of our crummy tools"

-David

ps: I have been playing with a little server at my house for a few weeks.  Within five minutes of opening up port 80, I start getting
banged with queries from a system infected with either CodeRed or Nimda -- it rotates through a dozen ways of trying to locate a file
named '.../system/cmd.exe'.  A tracert on the ip leads it back to ... a Qwest mail server named (obviously enough) 'mail' that's sitting
behind a Qwest name server!  I just switched from Qwest to GetNet effective yesterday and the line is now VERY QUIET.  sweet!  It took a
while (several hours) to actually get the circuit up, and the GetNet guys were very patient and helpful.  Apparently, there was a hitch
on Qwest's end.

Tom Achtenberg wrote:

> It requires a Windows computer to participate.
>
> Interwise Participant - Minimum Technical Requirements:
> At this time Interwise supports PCs that run the Windows 9x, ME, NT4(SP4), 2000 Professional and XP operating systems
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Alexander [mailto:m@netpro.to]
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 1:14 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Microsoft Offering free seminar on how to compete with Linux
>
> I think we should all sign up for this and attend.  ;-)  I know I'd have
> fun asking questions...
>
> Linux Compete for Microsoft Partners
>
> Confused about how to compete against Linux? Unable to overcome customer
> objections? Attend this Web seminar to have your questions answered. The
> goals of the Webcast are to:
>
> Review Linux competitive information
>
> Learn to overcome customer objections
>
> January 31, 2002 - 8:00 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. Pacific /11:00 A.M. Eastern
>
> http://www.interwise.com/live/viewevent.asp?eventid=574