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To: ToySoldier who wrote (17183)3/3/1999 8:10:00 PM
From: t2  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 74651
 
IBM had less paranoid management than Microsoft. MSFT likes to cover all the bases----these guys are very aggressive in competition (i know you think they use illegal tactics).
That is why Linux might be a threat to others but not MSFT. Then there is the other reason that I am not going to tell you about.



To: ToySoldier who wrote (17183)3/3/1999 8:18:00 PM
From: Paul Reuben  Respond to of 74651
 
Linux: Not for everyone?

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"Linux can't be the strategic backbone of mission-critical ERP systems simply because large enterprises really need a commercial relationship with a vendor to get the [service] guarantees they need," he said. "Linux doesn't give you that. Freeware or semi-freeware doesn't give you the comfort level you need for recourse in a business or legal fashion if there are problems," Greenbaum said.

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