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microsoft is crab...but linux still has a long way to go...

Glenn Cole <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I debated between posting this with the "Linux" subject or with the "lies,
> damned lies..." subject.

> Microsoft has posted a page called "Linux myths", at

>         http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/news/msnw/LinuxMyths.asp

> For example:

>         Myth: Linux is Free

>         Reality: Free Operating System Does Not Mean
>                  Low Total Cost of Ownership

>         [plus associated "proof"]


>         Myth: Linux is more secure than Windows NT

>         Reality: Linux Security Model Is Weak

>         [plus associated "proof"]

> Certainly TCO and weak security are things MS should know about.

> I looked for a smiley :-) on the page, and I checked a :SHOWTIME to see if
> it's April, but failed in each case.

> --Glenn

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