[Sussex] microshaft at it again

[Gareth Ablett]

> From: Steve Dobson [mailto:steve at dobson.org]
> Sent: 26 February 2004 10:26 am
 
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 10:01:50AM -0000, Gareth Ablett wrote:
> > Anyone seen the adverts Microsoft are putting out that there
software is
> > cheaper over 5 years then Linux.
> 
> No.
> 
> > Some one better tell them that to get a fair comparison they better
not
> > try the most expensive distribution of Linux.
> 
> This is advertising - what do you expect.

I expect standards, Apple where not allowed their advertising for the G5
because they claimed it was more powerful then any other system.
If ITC can stop that why can't they stop Microshaft.

> 
> > http://www.microsoft.com/uk/getthefacts/
> 
> And do you believe that Daz/Bold/Percil wash whites whiter than the
> leading brand of power?
> 
> > on of there comments "Windows Server 2003 Far less expensive to
operate
> > then a Linux Mainframe" well yay! mainframes tend to be more
expensive
> > then a server.
> 
> That one made me laugh too.  IBM have never claimed that their
mainframes
> are cheep.  What they have said than a mainframe's TCO is less than an
> equivalent farm of Intel based server.  This is true, from what I
recall,
> you need a big farm to make the mainframe pay.
> 
> If some Window's fanatic points you at this just smile and ask the
> question:  As Linux will run on the same Intel system as Windows,
> why aren't Microsoft comparing like for like?

Wow I didn't know there where Windows fanatics, I just thought people
made do because they didn't want to change or try something else.
 

Gareth Ablett
Systems Developer

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