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Date:      Wed, 17 Jul 1996 11:42:06 -0500 (EST)
From:      John Dyson <dyson@dyson.iquest.net>
To:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Cc:        dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, dsiliceo@adam.es
Subject:   Re: Opinions?
Message-ID:  <199607171642.LAA22548@dyson.iquest.net>
In-Reply-To: <199607171610.JAA05923@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> from "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" at Jul 17, 96 09:10:54 am

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> 
> ><soapbox>
> >I'm still trying to understand why people think they have to run NT.
> >There are other options, like FreeBSD and OS/2.  A lot cheaper and not
> >made by Microsoft.
> ></soapbox>
> 
> Sure, *I* love Unix the best, and I'll be running a version of BSD
> until they pry it out of my cold, dead fingers.  But it's pretty
> unrealistic to expect someone who's main job is to run a business, to
> learn all the quirkiness of Unix.  NT and OS/2 are just better
> solutions than Unix for many of these people.  And NT is a better
> server product in so many ways than OS/2.  Plus, NT is a better
> business "workstation" OS than Unix because of all the business
> applications it runs.
> 
> I don't understand why people want to shoot themselves in the foot,
> just because they have some religious problem with Microsoft.
>
This is one of the most lucid and rational comments that I have
heard in a long time regarding the religious issues associated
with Microsoft.  Whether or not you "like" them, they are the
best solution for alot of applications.  Whether or not it
makes any difference :-), I agree with you entirely.

John




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