Re: FN-FORUM: Microcock / Linux / Ramblings of a fat man

date posted 20th August 2003 17:36

On 20 Aug 2003 16:43:57 -0000, you wrote:

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>Mark Anderson [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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>> BUT then it will be Microsoft on Linux :-)
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>That is simply a matter of time.
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>Once MS have realised they are on a losing battle they will embrace UNIX
>technology and release their own UNIX distro that tightly integrates =
with
>existing MS technology.
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>Using a "if people are going to use UNIX they might as well use ours, it
>integrates better" marketing stance.
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>-Paul-
... just like IBM did with AIX. And look what a disaster that was, and
what it did for IBM's credibility ( if that's the right word! ) They
used to dictate what happened, now look at them.

BTW, you _do_ know that W(indows)NT is one letter along from VMS with
good reason, don't you??? They've tried it before, sort of.

Steve.