"...only purchased hardware on Microsoft's hardware compatibility list...'?

When I can trust M$ that will be the day I use their recommendations.  MS
should stand for micro-scam!

Don't get me started on this topic.  Why companies jump on the ms wagon is
beyond me.  It would be interesting to add up all the lost productivity
costs associated with an unstable ms environment (using their recommended
lists)!  If you added up all the downtime and the cost to business I'm
willing to bet ms will be the more expensive alternative.

-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Ryan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 6:16 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Contractors' Responsibilities in this New Age?


Unfortunately people keep trying to compare a closed environment like MPE to
a more open, not to be confused with the open systems scam, type of
environment of Windows.

With MPE the developers control both the OS and the hardware it runs on. We
pay a premium for this hardware/software combination for the stability it
provides.

With Windows I consistantly see bargain basement hardware, with drivers that
the manufacturer spent less time writing than I did writing this email,
running as a server and the admin expressing suprise that it is less stable
than a 3000/MPE box. If more admins only purchased hardware on Microsoft's
hardware compatibility list, perhaps they would see fewer problems.

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