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IT-Analysis: Come in the Penguin, Your Time is Up
Jun 5, 2004, 08 :30 UTC (26 Talkback[s]) (14005 reads)

(Other stories by Philip Howard)

"I am not entirely sure that this is what you would call out to Linux if it was enjoying itself on a boating lake, but the news certainly seems to be getting worse for the black and white waddler.

"Let's consider some facts. First, there was the (in)famous white paper published by IDC in 2002, stating that the total cost of ownership (TCO) for Linux was actually more, in most cases and over the long term, than it was for Windows..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
short piece of FUD, signed by somebody f ...   not necessary to read it   
paai
Jun 5, 2004, 09:19:37
 
The Forrester report came from research  ...   Lowdown on the report for critical analysts   
Andrew Yeomans
Jun 5, 2004, 09:33:13
 
Linux's time hasn't even come. A ...   Time Up?   
David
Jun 5, 2004, 13:55:56
 
He prefers beaches, thats where the herr ...   Tux doesn't use "Boating Lakes" anyway   
./aal
Jun 5, 2004, 14:25:26
 
It's next to impossible to buy a lin ...   Why is Microsoft so scared ?   
linux computer fan
Jun 5, 2004, 16:27:35
 
In the last 8 years, a paradigm shift in ...   Industry paradigm shift   
Mario Miyojim
Jun 5, 2004, 18:15:29
 
> It's next to impossible to buy a l ...   Re: Why is Microsoft so scared ?   
a.c.
Jun 5, 2004, 19:30:36
 
REHAB RECOLORS - it says it all.  They n ...   BLOOR RESEARCH ANAGRAM   
Brent R Brian
Jun 6, 2004, 00:32:37
 
Surviving some of the world's harshe ...   fcol   
bob c
Jun 6, 2004, 01:31:43
 
I love how they put out ridiculously fli ...   Wishful thinking on MS'es part   
Jimmy the Geek
Jun 6, 2004, 06:50:37
 
"but the news certainly seems to be gett ...   haha   
acyberpunk
Jun 6, 2004, 14:53:46
 
From the article: "...Large enterprises  ...   No Free Lunch?   
rm -r root
Jun 6, 2004, 15:57:52
 
> Buy one at Local computer store? Not l ...   Re: Why is Microsoft so scared ?   
e j
Jun 6, 2004, 17:14:21
 
The article is hard to take seriously wh ...   Hmm   
vinny
Jun 6, 2004, 18:51:50
 
These kind of articles are a great sign. ...   I love reading this stuff...   
Benjamin Foote
Jun 6, 2004, 19:31:48
 
No, you can't buy a Linux computer a ...   Re: Re: Why is Microsoft so scared ?   
Tracy R Reed
Jun 6, 2004, 21:51:56
 
 >I've been seeing an incredible amo ...   Re: Hmm   
Epaminondas
Jun 6, 2004, 22:56:15
 
One of the false arguments has been that ...   MS experts hard to come by too   
Scott Marlowe
Jun 6, 2004, 22:58:03
 
> > Buy one at Local computer store? Not ...   Re: Re: Why is Microsoft so scared ?   
acyberpunk
Jun 6, 2004, 23:16:09
 
Naysayers can't seem to *get* Linux  ...   Linux has no business model   
Greg
Jun 7, 2004, 01:34:37
 
Is it me of has the author of this rubbi ...   Detached from reality   
HexJam
Jun 7, 2004, 08:03:04
 
I guess Phil Howard's articles count ...   Not what the boss says!   
Andrew Yeomans
Jun 7, 2004, 09:11:22
 
> No, you can't buy a Linux computer ...   Re: Re: Re: Why is Microsoft so scared ?   
Kenneth Jennings
Jun 7, 2004, 10:34:39
 
> It's next to impossible to buy a l ...   Re: Why is Microsoft so scared ?   
Tochi
Jun 7, 2004, 15:55:08
 
Take a look around and see what is going ...   Take a look around   
phil
Jun 7, 2004, 17:53:53
 
> http://texturizer.net/firefox/extensio ...   Re: Re: Hmm   
Scott Carr
Jun 8, 2004, 18:02:06
 
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