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To: Teflon who wrote (20103)	4/8/1999 11:46:00 PM
From: DownSouth	Respond to of 74651

Imagine yourself being the head of IT and trying to tell Jack Welch that you are switching all of the GE systems over to a Linux platform. I have seen several IT managers careers on the rocks because they tried to save too much money!! I have seen none ruined for spending lots of much money on tried and true platforms.

To: Teflon who wrote (20103)	4/9/1999 12:07:00 AM
From: taxman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

"this would be the last image you have of [Jack Welch] as you head for the unemployment line." is head of IT at Burlington Coat Factory in trouble? clothing retailer Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. to buy 1,250 desktop PCs running Linux as its operating system software. regards