Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 14:57:47 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1018299467.5b6c54@mired.org> To: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com> Cc: <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Anti-Unix Site Runs Unix Message-ID: <15531.27851.19169.720598@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <005e01c1db44$e10d2a40$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <20020402113404.A52321@lpt.ens.fr> <3CA9854E.A4D86CC4@mindspring.com> <20020402123254.H49279@lpt.ens.fr> <009301c1da83$9fa73170$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15530.6987.977637.574551@guru.mired.org> <012601c1dadb$104d5100$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15531.2846.277278.29276@guru.mired.org> <005e01c1db44$e10d2a40$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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In <005e01c1db44$e10d2a40$0a00000a@atkielski.com>, Anthony Atkielski <anthony@atkielski.com> typed: > Mike writes: > > Microsoft find a way around that. They offload > > the tech support costs onto the supply chain. > Not enough to make much of a difference. If I recall correctly, Microsoft > has one of the largest technical-support organizations in the world. > Practically everyone outside Redmond is either in sales or technical > support. That distribution only makes sense. The internesting question is what percentage of those people are pure support, and what percentage are available to customers at no charge. > > Since even Gates admitted that NT was a > > crash-prone piece of junk ... > When? At the Win2000 launch. > I've found NT to be the most stable desktop operating system I've ever used. I take it you've never used Unix as a desktop operating system, then. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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