[GRLUG] A big opportunity for Linux?

[Steve Romanow]

Casey DuBois wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Rudas [mailto:audiotech50 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 10:05 AM
> To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu; The WFTL LUG; MDLUG's Main discussion list
> Subject: [mdlug] A big opportunity for Linux?
>
> Here's a headline for you:
>
> "90% of IT Professionals Don't Want Vista"
> <http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/infrastructure/applications/news/index.cfm?newsid=6258>
>
> Even if this is off by a substantial amount, at the very least this is
> REALLY embarrassing to MS.  "The Vista
> Death Watch"
> <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2209837,00.asp>
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I had the sense when I first installed vista (after having beryl 
already), Boy, this is an embarrassment for a multi-billion dollar 
company.  The eye-candy looked amateurish, and the performance was not 
there, copmpared to xp and ubuntu.