Using Penguin Power To Make Microsoft Cheaper

from the so-it-goes dept

A tech consultant who wrangled a 30% discount out of Microsoft by getting a government organization to just begin to explore what Linux could do for them is suggesting that everyone who wants a Microsoft discount start buying up Penguin related stuffed animals to redecorate their offices - so when the Microsoft folks come through they're encouraged to offer discounts as well. Of course, there are other reasons to explore Linux - such as to see if it's any better for what you need to do.
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  1. identicon
    dorpus, 17 Feb 2004 @ 3:22am

    Microsoft's Last Laugh

    And when hackers spread linux viruses or hack into the system and do extensive damage, microsoft can charge super rates to convert the organization to windows.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  2. identicon
    Michael Moncur, 17 Feb 2004 @ 3:25am

    Wow!

    Finally, my collection of 20 stuffed penguins serves a valid purpose in the office!

    link to this | view in thread ]

  3. identicon
    VonSkippy, 17 Feb 2004 @ 9:23am

    Re: Microsoft's Last Laugh

    That has to be the most stupidest comment I've read in a long time. No really - the stupidest.

    Crawl back to your cave you MS flunky.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  4. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 17 Feb 2004 @ 10:33am

    Re: Microsoft's Last Laugh

    dorpus () on Tuesday, February 17th, 2004 @ 03:22AM
    And when hackers spread linux viruses or hack into the system and do extensive damage, microsoft can charge super rates to convert the organization to windows.


    Its a good thing that you can avoid what Dorpus prattles on about by choosing FreeBSD. Or you could read the other comments by Dorpus and decide that she makes one to two sentance posts where she makes a claim that she never bothers to back up with actual facts when challenged.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  5. identicon
    dorpus, 17 Feb 2004 @ 10:37am

    Re: Microsoft's Last Laugh

    Why, think it's impossible that there could be linux viruses, or that hackers could be such bad people that they would attack a linux system?

    link to this | view in thread ]

  6. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 17 Feb 2004 @ 11:03am

    Re: Microsoft's Last Laugh

    ...and I wish she would learn to stop mixing up her p's and k's -- Dorkus, it is time you learned to type!

    link to this | view in thread ]

  7. identicon
    eeyore, 17 Feb 2004 @ 11:48am

    Re: Microsoft's Last Laugh

    Considering that virtually all computer viruses are targeted at Windows based systems and the seemingly limitless number of "vulnerabilities" in Windows that have to be patched ad infinitum, why would you think Windows is a superior platform?

    link to this | view in thread ]

  8. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 17 Feb 2004 @ 12:45pm

    Re: Microsoft's Last Laugh

    "Considering that virtually all computer viruses are targeted at Windows based systems"

    What makes you think it will always be that way? Perhaps you're too young to remember when viruses were written predominantly in Unix.

    "and the seemingly limitless number of "vulnerabilities" in Windows that have to be patched ad infinitum,"

    like the infinite numbers of security patches that unix vendors have also produced? Linux doesn't have any, because, well, nobody is responsible for linux's security. It's just freeware.

    "why would you think Windows is a superior platform?"

    Because the vendor is held responsible. If there are no security patches to download for linux, and nobody knows how to patch it, do you think an organization will keep linux?

    link to this | view in thread ]

  9. identicon
    Anonymous Poltroon, 8 Aug 2004 @ 7:45am

    Re: Microsoft's Last Laugh

    Wrong. Everybody, not nobody, is responsible for Linux's security. Linus and company at OSDL are leading kernel development at a breakneck pace.

    link to this | view in thread ]


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