[NTLUG:Discuss] Killing Off Linux: It's All Academic

[Erich Morfeld]

As fun and educating as Linux is I hope I am not losing heart!

On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:38:36 -0500 Kelly Scroggins <kelly at cliffhanger.com> wrote:
>The article mentioned Indiana University made a deal to distribute MS
>software to the student population.  In many schools you can obtain
>copies of Ms OS's and other products for as little as $6.00 per CD!
>
>I'm beginning to think it's a loosing battle.  As easy, and as cheap as
>Linux is to obtain, Linux is really only appealing to people who are
>"technically" minded.  The average "Joe Sixpack" can't just plop a CD of
>Linux in his drive and go on about his day.
>
>He'll have a pretty good learning curve ahead of him.  And 99% of the
>time he'll want to stick with what he's already familiar with, MS.
>
>kelly
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>Kyle_Davenport at compusa.com wrote:
>> 
>> It's sinister indeed, altho' the author mentioned in passing that this had been
>> Apple's approach, and it didn't work for them either.  After the outcry in UC
>> schools, they're going "behind the scenes" to make all  servers run NT.  Maybe
>> an argument for windows on desktops could be made, but on servers?!   Absurd.
>> 
>> "J. Reeves Hall" <reeves at earthling.net> on 09/19/99 02:29:03 PM
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