Support Forums: Message List - Microsoft heed a key lesson learned or suffer the consequences http://www.theserverside.com Most recent forum messages en Jive Forums Silver 5.5.30 (www.jivesoftware.com) Sat, 18 May 2013 15:33:20 -0400 To all Linux advocates http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498 "I am sure that you, in your best judgment, know that OSX is as Open Source UNIX-based as Linux"Yes, thank you for assuming that! I am sure that you also know that before Apple converted to an OSX, when they had their own operating...]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:24:21 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:24:21 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:24:21 -0400 Aug 17, 2004 Mark N 0 To all Linux advocates http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498
Yes, thank you for assuming that! I am sure that you also know that before Apple converted to an OSX, when they had their own operating...]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:12:22 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:12:22 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:12:22 -0400 Aug 17, 2004 Rolf Tollerud 1 To all Linux advocates http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498 But you can only fool some people some of the time and the time is up! If you think that Linux has any chance to compete against OSX or Windows at the desktop that only shows that you are a person with a exceptional bad judgment. Regards Rolf...]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:06:14 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:06:14 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:06:14 -0400 Aug 17, 2004 Henrique Steckelberg 2 To all Linux advocates http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498 You forgot to mention Cobol that it is not dead either!But it is completely unfashionable and you will get no status from it. For that kind of discussion, I suggest you go to www.TheMarketingSide.com ;)
You can also...]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:38:48 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:38:48 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:38:48 -0400 Aug 17, 2004 Henrique Steckelberg 0 nothing is happening or "gradually awakening" http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498 "Linux captured the No. 2 spot as desktop operating system in 2003"Linux advocates have been saying that for years, along with "This year will be the year of Linux". But nothing is happening. Mac has 3%, Linux 1%, this...]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:28:54 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:28:54 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:28:54 -0400 Aug 17, 2004 Mark N 0 nothing is happening or "gradually awakening" http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498
Linux advocates have been saying that for years, along with "This year will be the year of Linux". But nothing is happening. Mac has 3%, Linux 1%, this year...]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:49:58 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:49:58 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:49:58 -0400 Aug 17, 2004 Rolf Tollerud 1 To all Linux advocates http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498 But you can only fool some people some of the time and the time is up! If you think that Linux has any chance to compete against OSX or Windows at the desktop that only shows that you are a person with a exceptional bad...]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:32:17 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:32:17 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:32:17 -0400 Aug 17, 2004 Mark N 2 Windows Server 2003 is the most secure webOS <nonsense> http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498
Claiming "Windows Server 2003 is the most secure webOS"
is a very arrogant statement.
Even MS did not dare make such a claim.

If you really want to make such a claim, please prove it with facts.
Since you claim...]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2004 01:43:10 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 01:43:10 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 01:43:10 -0400 Aug 17, 2004 Josiah Goh 0 To all Linux advocates http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498 "Mainframes have been dying for how long? Unix has been...]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:44:05 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:44:05 -0400 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:44:05 -0400 Aug 17, 2004 Rolf Tollerud 7 To all MS advocates http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498 Guys why bother with people that will eventually lose the battle in the next 5-7 years.Linux will still be wishful thinking as a Windows killer. Oh please !!!My company is a goto partner for MS when it comes to Migrating from UNIX to...]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:39:36 -0400 Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:39:36 -0400 Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:39:36 -0400 Aug 16, 2004 Henrique Steckelberg 8 I am waiting. http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498 !But then you must name the virus, trojan or attack that you were vulnerable from with an updated Windows XP and Norton antivirus the last 2-3 years or so! And please do not mention Outlook which I of have course been using extensively the...]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:56:03 -0400 Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:56:03 -0400 Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:56:03 -0400 Aug 16, 2004 Emeka Onwuka 0 To all MS advocates http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498 Guys why bother with people that will eventually lose the battle in the next 5-7 years.Linux will still be wishful thinking as a Windows killer. Oh please !!!My company is a goto partner for MS when it comes to Migrating from UNIX to...]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2004 09:24:55 -0400 Tue, 10 Aug 2004 09:24:55 -0400 Tue, 10 Aug 2004 09:24:55 -0400 Aug 10, 2004 Mark N 0 To all MS advocates http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498
Linux will still be wishful thinking as a Windows killer. Oh please !!!

My company is a goto partner for MS when it comes to Migrating from UNIX to...]]> Mon, 09 Aug 2004 22:24:37 -0400 Mon, 09 Aug 2004 22:24:37 -0400 Mon, 09 Aug 2004 22:24:37 -0400 Aug 9, 2004 Ross Pellegrino 10 Microsoft cannot give things free anymore http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498
Microsoft gave away IE free to kill NetScape. Will they give Windows2003 free to kill Linux. Will they give VisualStudio.Net free to kill Eclipse. Will they give IIS free to kill apache and Tomcat/Jetty/JBoss.
Remember...]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2004 13:25:40 -0400 Thu, 29 Jul 2004 13:25:40 -0400 Thu, 29 Jul 2004 13:25:40 -0400 Jul 29, 2004 Mark N 11 53.5% against 19.3% http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=27498
Weird how people claim that statistics...]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:21:03 -0400 Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:21:03 -0400 Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:21:03 -0400 Jul 29, 2004 JT Wenting 0