Re: [Sheflug] 1 Billion for IT

["Chris J" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And Lo! The Great Prophet " Richard Ibbotson" uttered these words of wisdom...
>
> Seems to me that only the word Microsoft has been mentioned ?
>  Perhaps someone should explain something about Linux to our Jeremy ? Or,
> is he just the kind of Jeremy that people take him to be ?
>

Like, David, I can't see the word 'Microsoft' either, however HMG does seem
to be doing a jumping into bed with them, so maybe its implied... :) However
on a vaugely related note, MS have removed that FUD document (the infamous
10 reasons why Linux is crap page), and have now acknowleged that Windows
does indeed have a higher TCO than Linux...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/26230.html

...and they've got summat a little more reasonable (but still puts MS in a
good light) in its place. It mostly reads as "Linux can't fit easily into a
Microsoft shop. Yes it can be done, but it involves more effort than Win2k".
And it also fail to mention alternatives ... for example, about Active
Server Pages, it says simply (in summary): "Doesn't support ASP without
third party add-on", without adding "however it does also support CGI's
written in any language" on the end.

The link to it is off the Register page above.

Chris...

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