Re: TCO - Windows vs Linux

2004-08-18 Thread John Summerfield
Magnus Therning wrote: On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 08:24:28AM -0400, Gregory Seidman wrote: On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 08:14:58PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: } "Microsoft has long asked third party analysts for accurate assessments } of the total cost of ownership of Microsoft Windows deployments,

Re: TCO - Windows vs Linux

2004-08-18 Thread Stephen Tait
I had loads of fun reading it, as did a few of my colleagues. I have to admit I first dissmissed it due to its title, until I realised they spell ownership with 0 (zero). /M I read the /. thread on this as well; I don't know which I found funnier - the article itself, or the number of people who

Re: TCO - Windows vs Linux

2004-08-18 Thread Magnus Therning
On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 08:24:28AM -0400, Gregory Seidman wrote: >On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 08:14:58PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: >} "Microsoft has long asked third party analysts for accurate assessments >} of the total cost of ownership of Microsoft Windows deployments, >} especially against

Re: TCO - Windows vs Linux

2004-08-14 Thread Paul Gear
John Summerfield wrote: > "Microsoft has long asked third party analysts for accurate assessments > of the total cost of ownership of Microsoft Windows deployments, > especially against the Linux deployments commonly going into all > segments of the market. However, Immunity, Inc. as a third party

Re: TCO - Windows vs Linux

2004-08-14 Thread Kevin Mark
On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 08:24:28AM -0400, Gregory Seidman wrote: > On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 08:14:58PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > } "Microsoft has long asked third party analysts for accurate assessments > } of the total cost of ownership of Microsoft Windows deployments, > } especially agai

Re: TCO - Windows vs Linux

2004-08-14 Thread Gregory Seidman
On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 08:14:58PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: } "Microsoft has long asked third party analysts for accurate assessments } of the total cost of ownership of Microsoft Windows deployments, } especially against the Linux deployments commonly going into all } segments of the mark