RE: MIcrosoft Blackmail

>If you want them to shut up and play nice(r) then I'd strongly
>suggest having a few prominent G3's around on desktops and at
>least one server (say file + print running Samba) with an RH
>or SuSE sitcker on it next to the NT boxes on your rack. See
>if that helps them understand your point of view...

Yes, this is quite an important point. MS's biggest selling point in the past is that previously you had no choice. You do now.

MS Sales Rep: "Mac's are too complex, and Linux is hard to administer"

You: Err - no I don't think so - look over there - we currently run with Linux servers performing mail, file and print server functions - and did you know that they cost of ownership is competitive to MS even after we consider specialised Linux skills costs?

Lewis Bishop

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