Indeed Windows is a pain. Each of our brand new computers came w/ it forcing us to upgrade all Windows software on the machines we left it on as well as upgrading the OS and software of all other Windows machines. Probably over $1000 per machine. Myself I was all for replacing Windows w/ Linux but there are still some programs the sales staff uses that we've yet to duplicate so we're stuck with Windows in a few places for the time being. My only comfort is that we'll never have to upgrade again as by the next version we'll have it all running on Linux and most of it from any web browser. :) *^*^*^* Have the courage to take your own thoughts seriously, for they will shape you. -- Albert Einstein On Thu, 8 Feb 2001 jfweber@eternal.net wrote:
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on Thu, 08 Feb 2001 07:38:47 +0000 which said... **How meny boxes at $79.99 do you expect a typical non comercial user to buy **a year at M$ type pricing.
uh, have you bought a M$ box lately???? for an upgrade product ( which bitches at you on each subsequent clean reinstall ( and you will need to do a lot of clean reinstalls , even w/ thier "best" version ever ( w2k) ) Suse's $80 boxed set includes actual useable distrobution of linux plus actual useable verisons of a whole helluvalot of stuff I haven't even had time to play w/ yet. Plus the manuals . there hasn't been a printed manual in M$ box for eons! For all you guys who already know every thing in the universe that many not be important... okay, but the $30 box, or dl and compitle your won, but stop bitching about a paltry difference in price for a big difference in "what's included" There are several thousand people in the world just coming into the Linux world, no point in makeing them think our favorite company is ripping them off, is there?? Adn besides, there are all thoe cute stickers for the kids.... or the big kid within. Blondely,
j
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