Amazon: Linux saved us millions

[rek2 at linuxbusca.com (Christian Fernandez)]

I agrre!!!!
MS windows is the worse software out there now... but the most marketed..= 
for the most dummys that belive in marketing not in technology.


REk2
MetroWest Boston LUG
http://www.linuxbusca.com
Unix/Linux system administrator


On Thursday 01 November 2001 03:17 pm, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> David,
> That's an easy answer. Windows is not an Operating System. So if you
> run Windows you can not be in the operating system business. Just so
> simple :-)
>
> On 1 Nov 2001, at 15:11, David Kramer wrote:
> > Amazon.com says they cut their technoloy expenses by 25%, about $20
> > million, largely by switching to Linux:
> >
> > http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0%2C4586%2C5098989%2C00.html
> >
> >
> > There's some really funny sections in this.  My favorite is:
> >
> > <QUOTE>
> > But there are hidden costs to Linux, Microsoft argues. "I think a lot of
> > customers are lured by the apparent low price of Linux," said Doug 
> > Miller, director of competitive strategy for Microsoft's Windows
> > division. "They don't have a real issue with Linux, but it ends up
> > costing them in the long run."
> >
> > With Linux, customers "end up being in the operating systems business,"
> > managing software updates and security patches while making sure the
> > multitude of software packages don't conflict with each other," Miller
> > said. "That's the job of a software vendor like Microsoft."
> > </QUOTE>
> >
> > OK, raise your hand if you've never had a DLL conflict on your Windows
> > box.   OK, now raise your other hand if you've never had a service pack
> > do more damage than good, or had to install one service pack before
> > installing another service pack or software. (sound of crickets in the
> > background)
> >
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