I am reading this at the moment.
1)I find it amusing that they say that there is limited device driver support, this is complete BOLLOCKS, I have yet to find decent hardware which isn't supported. What they have neglected to mention is that the stuff which isn't supported is mostly crap!
2)And how much does it cost to employ a MSCE certified tech to run the NT servers which need more care than a *nix box?
3)Numerous install options, yes this is true, each one to meat a certain need, this said there are a core few (debian , dead rat, suse etc..) which are pretty consitant. But how many options are there with Win 2k? At least you don't need to by more software to get the extra few users you want!
4)Lack of availble software, on this one they are right, there is limited stuff for an epos system to use. But for office/desktop and server applications there are loads of pkgs avaible for free!
5)Agreed, with FUD like this what else can we expect.
6)Lack of formal development schedule as apposed to one which is shakey and almost always delayed. Atleast when linux is delayed you can still run the development version if you wish
7)Now this has to be a joke, how many reports have there been in the last month of attacks against IIS? But the best quote is ""Open source" means that anyone can get a copy of the source code. Developers can find security weaknesses very easily with Linux. The same is not true with Microsoft Windows." No you can't gothrough the windows code and spot the bugs thuis they get expploited for months before they are fixed!
8)Increased labour costs? now this one could be fair, but I don't see it as much of a problem, but spending money on lots of licenses for each user will cost more!
9)LIMITED DEVELOPER TOOLS! what bollocks, I have on my machine some of the best tools on the planet with much nicer Ui and better EOU, GCC with Vi and GDB is everything I need and more with out spending a penny. Atleast I don't need to spend out on a new compiler every so often!
10)the jury is still out on this one.
Ok so thats my oppinion on this one, what do others feel?
As for the subject, Microsoft are right on a couple of small points, but it all comes down to how you massage the facts. Anything is provable given enough imagination.
Thanks
D
--- Adam Bower abower@thebowery.co.uk wrote:
Apologies if you have already seen this, but I had to post this link. This could be the document with the worst use of grammer (not that mine is great but then hey I'm not an advertising exec) and the greatest FUD (Fear Uncertainty Doubt) from Microsoft ever.
Its interesting that M$ now appear to be getting very worried about Linux, where a few years ago they only called it a niche market that would never be serious competitor.
http://www.microsoft.com/business/downloads/retail/linux_in_retail_and_hospi...
oh yeah if you run strings against the doc you see these classic lines at the bottom :-)
Our latest anti-linux paper.. timbel@microsoft.com Tim Belvin Microsoft Word Document MSWordDoc Word.Document.8
Adam
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