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To: Mike Milde who wrote (10260)8/24/1998 10:30:00 PM
From: Ed Yander  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 74651
 
There is actually one difference; you have to pay hundreds of
dollars each time you upgrade Windows and Microsoft apps.


Oh right, the freeware thingy is so much better and pure. Pity those
uninformed lawyers and doctors charging fees for their services and
then driving home in the BMW with the beautiful blonde.

This Linux freeware insanity is contributing to lowering the status of
the software engineer in societies class structure. No wonder
universities are finding people less interested in taking computer
science.



To: Mike Milde who wrote (10260)8/24/1998 10:41:00 PM
From: Rusty Johnson  Respond to of 74651
 
Could Linux be the Next Desktop OS?

From g_m10 on the Linux thread:

internetworld.com:80/print/current/webdev/19980824-enterprise.html

Best of luck.