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Re: HP To Be Unix-Free Internally ?
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John Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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John Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 4 Dec 2001 14:08:40 -0600
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At 12:46 PM 12/4/01 -0600, Ulrich Windl wrote:
>These days, support makes $$$, not hardware, not software. As UNIX
>systems work most of the time, there's little potential in
>support. MS-Windows systems however can be ruined quite easily and
>it's not obvious what caused the problem. There you can make a good
>support deal. That's why companies like MS-Windows that much. I guess.
>
>No-one can be fired because he decided to use MS-products...
>

I'm afraid there is some truth to this.

John Lee
Vaske Computer Solutions

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