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[Lennart Börjeson <LennartB@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Which only adds weight to my argument: Clients are forced to use
Outlook.

(Or do someone know of an Outlook client replacement?)

/Lennart

-----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
Från: Oyku Gencay [mailto:oykug@xxxxxxxxxx]
Skickat: den 1 juni 2001 22:25
Till: suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx
Ämne: Re: [SLE] suse 7.2!!


Actually, Exchange web interface is rather problematic. It bring lots of
security holes. Therefore not widely accepted and used. It's one of the best
types of holes in a system an intruder would love.


Oyku Gencay.

----- Original Message -----
From: Lennart Börjeson <LennartB@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 3:20 AM
Subject: SV: [SLE] suse 7.2!!


> The success of Windows rests on three pillars:
>
> 1) The acceptance of Windows as a game console.
>
>  This is what most home PCs are used for. The typical Windows
>  user wants out-of-the-box games compatibility. Just insert the CD!
>
> 2) The adoption of Word as a format for the exchange of documents.
>
>  How many times have you not received a Word document in mail or via
>  a web page? And with consistent regularity, it will have been made
>  with a Word version later than the one you have, which forces you
>  to upgrade. And the latest version of Word/Excel/etc is only available
>  on the Windows platform... (This is, BTW, what killed NT on the RISC
>  platforms (Mips, PowerPC, Alpha). There was ONLY Windows available, no
>  office applications, which forced every user who needed the extra
>  muscle offered by RISC to have two workstations at his/her desk.)
>
> 3) The adoption of Exchange in the business community.
>
>  This immediately forces all clients to use Outlook, which is only
>  available on Windows. Yes, you can use POP3/IMAP/SMTP, but you'll miss
>  out on all the "extra" group-ware utilities bundled with Exchange.
>
>  (I've heard a rumour that the Web-interface of Exchange2000 can do
>  everything Outlook can, but I'll bet that only applies to users of
>  IE5+ on Windows...)
>
> Linux needs to counter Windows on all three fronts by offering 99.9%
> Windows compatibility + superior features, otherwise the common
> non-techie person won't stand the hassle of converting.
>
> /Lennart
>
>
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: yamaska.mail [mailto:yamaska.mail@xxxxxxxxx]
> Skickat: den 31 maj 2001 18:27
> Till: j.e.drews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Kopia: suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx
> Ämne: Re: [SLE] suse 7.2!!
>
>
> Worse yet, you don't even get Visual Basic, they make you buy this as well
> !!!
>
> Greetz
> Pete (A newbie)
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jonathan Drews" <j.e.drews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "Ben Rosenberg" <ben@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Cc: <suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Thursday, 31 May, 2001 7:56 AM
> >Subject: Re: [SLE] suse 7.2!!
>
>
> > On Wednesday 30 May 2001 22:51, Ben wrote:
> > >I would rather pay $50 every 6
> > > months then $300 (W2K Feb 2000) then have to spend another $150-200
for
> > > XP 18 months later..and when Linux improves..it impoves..it's not just
> > > cosmetic most of the time. This is just my opinion.
> >
> >  I would rather pay $300.00 for 3 Linux Distros than be given Microsoft
> > Windows for  free.
> >
> > How the hell M$ sold so much software is a mystery to me. It's really
> > pathetic stuff. The detractors of Linux say it comes with no
applications.
> > Are these people brain dead?  All Linux distros come with C, C++, Python
> and
> > Perl. All you get with M$ is Visual Basic. I'd rather use my K+E Log-Log
> > Duplex Decitrig slide rule that that stuff.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
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