Why Linux will win and Micro$oft will lose

Changing the issue just slightly

Has any of you out there taken time to read Linus's book " Just for fun "
???

if you have ul know its a searing enditement into the mind of the Linux
creator mixed in with some very
comical outsets to keep the reader interested.

If not i would read it cuz to be honest i like some of his idea's i did'nt
get the same buz at all from the book
" The Road Ahead " by Bill Gates.

just my thoughts tis all

Nigel Sollars

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Toft" <george@georgetoft.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: Why Linux will win and Micro$oft will lose


> Hi Carl,
>
> My Thesis was on the TCO for different workgroup servers. For
> servers, Linux is a no-brainer, if you have a competent admin.
> For desktops, the link that Robert Leonard posted supports my
> position quite well (thanks Robert).
>
> George
>
>
> Carl Parrish wrote:
> >
> > George Toft wrote:
> >
> > > Joining the battle . . .
> > >
> > >
> > > Short version: Converting to Linux costs much, much more. An
> > > example is presented for a "hypothetical" local company converting
> > > their desktop to Linux. Result is that it will cost over
> > > $900K - just to avoid a $150K license.
> > >
> >
> > George,
> > If you have links to that report please post it. Because Amazon, The
> > Department of Justise, IDC and serveral small biz have *all* shown
> > savings of 10's of thousands of dollars in TCO (millions for Amazon).
> > That's why the NSA and Intel has taken hard looks at converting. And I
> > can assure you right now IBM is NOT pushing Windoze. They still support
> > it true but All of their sales agents have been told to spread the word
> > about Linux.
> >
> > Carl P.
> >
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