oreillynet.com — It was on the front page of the Boston Globe newspaper today, and the lead article on their web site--an investigation that normally would be buried in the City & Region section of the paper. So you can't miss it: IT manager Peter Quinn of the Massachusetts state government is criticized for not fully r
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tadelsteNov 27, 2005Submitter
thenik: You don't know what your talking about. You wrote: You all don't run super-important businesses, aren't the IT managers for an entire state or country, you all are just sheep with the rest of the country.First, I don't hate Microsoft. Secondly, I have been the CEO of a super-important business and have advised Ministers of ICT in different countries around the globe. I also have partnered with the largest computer company in world, the largest bank in the world and have done so for various operating systems. You just do not know what you're talking about. You're a jerk. And you're fired.
blackthorneNov 27, 2005
I don't get it. You clearly can write, yet you didn't have time to write a link summary?
Closed AccountNov 27, 2005
tadelste works for Linspire.
Closed AccountNov 27, 2005
Everybody knows Microsofrt windowsXP only cost $2 in chinese supermarket, while Linux cost $45 at Office Depot.
Closed AccountNov 27, 2005
"Microsoft has reached out to a couple of politicians in Massachusetts and gotten them to object to the process of this decision."nothing dirty about it. Open Source groups have their own lobbyists.
tadelsteNov 27, 2005Submitter
PatrickStar: I don't work for Linspire. ROFL>>>>
tdkyoNov 27, 2005
>>This pathetic attempt at character assassination isn't going to stop the dumping of the overprice and proprietary Microsoft tax on document formats.You can say overpriced or whatever you want to say, but regardless they spent a LOT of money on creating these formats for consumers use. The efficiency of using investments for making these formats are another discussion, but criticizing for overpriced formats even though large money was invested to this development is just uncalled for.