Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 08:55:04 -0700 (PDT) From: "Nicole H." <nmh@krell.webweaver.net> To: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: MS: Maybe not major, but... (fwd) Message-ID: <199805121555.IAA28493@krell.webweaver.net>
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----- Forwarded message ----- Another example that marketing can't solve everything for M$. Subject: Tidbit - NT Causes Banking Crisis Check out <http://gpg.com/cnme/0496/file91.html>; Some excerpts: "Certain major banks across the world are counting the cost of an ill-judged migration to Microsoft's Windows NT. The two banks, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the National Westminster Bank (NatWest) in the UK planned to move to NT for strategic systems projects." "... the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, a key Windows NT user site, has sacked the manager responsible for its introduction because of implementation failures and spiraling costs. A few years ago Microsoft started asking "Where do you want go today?" Well, I'm sure these companies didn't want to go where it took them :-) Conal Walsh Correct Procedures Toronto, Canada <correct@mypostbox.com> Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 12:04:52 -0000 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Front Page '98 Daymare Keyword: Advocacy, Windows Daymares This tidbit is from: Kevin Connery, <connery@tanner.com> >From Microsoft's network: May 5 * A confusing command in Microsoft Corp.'s FrontPage 98 could cause users to delete the entire contents of their hard drive--including the operating system--although the company knows of only one person who's been affected so far. Full story available at <http://www.msnbc.com/news/163579.asp>; The worst part is Microsoft's response: "Microsoft is not posting any patch for the problem because it's not a programming glitch." __________________________ Digital Guy Sez: And check out this followup on ZDNet: <http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/content/pcwo/0505/313539.html>; Nicole To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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