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To: Bert Herman who wrote (41057)	4/4/2000 10:25:00 AM
From: Captain Jack	Respond to of 74651

Bert-- as you stated few are going to put up with getting their own system to work at home or on the job. Add in the sys administrators that have some in the field that have Win at home and are now comfy. Some Sys Admins have thousands of PCs in the field and a majority in facilities spread over a very large area. REtraining is not an option.. the cost in time lost and additional tech support people are out of the qwuestion. Business (PCs & workstations) runs on Windows and will continue to with some exception at the server lever. There integration can be delt with by tech professionals..

To: Bert Herman who wrote (41057)	4/5/2000 8:39:00 AM
From: SunSpot	Respond to of 74651

I don't see a future for PCs. Windows 2000 Terminal Services, X-Windows etc. is the way to go, because it's much easier for users (and the PC stops making noise...). The big problem for "box" vendors is, that it will decrease their turnover if they stop selling PCs and start selling thin clients. Therefore there is a big inertia before thin clients really break through. A Linux based server with X-Windows thin clients is much easier to use than a Windows 2000 based solution with terminal services. I've tried both, and the latter requires much more attention and support to the user. When it comes to really advanced servers, like Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Linux is in my opinion much easier to administrate, although I'm relatively new to Linux and old-time Windows guru. And Linux really does run on 4MB RAM. What makes Linux easy is that everything is there. Try to tell ordinary users how to download and install WinZIP or PaintShop Pro, and you will quickly find out why Linux is easier. Sometimes I even have trouble explaining to friends why you cannot put in a game CD on Windows, remove it again, and think that everything was as it was before you inserted the CD. Sony Playstation is easier to use than Windows. It is not Linux based yet, but will most probably be. Apple Macintosh is easier to use than Windows. And will be based on Linux/GNU software from version 10 (OS X). Compaq has delivered web-administration based servers without a monitor. MUCH easier to administrate than an NT Server. The market for consoles is growing faster than the market for PCs. Don't compare Windows on a desktop at home with Red Hat Linux 6.1 on a Desktop at home. Then you haven't understood what's happening in the market.