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I think M$ pissed off a lot of companies back then. I'll keep buying on buying Ernie Ball guitar strings.Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
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Threads with just a link and no decent explanation make baby jesus cry.If I'm posting here then Counterglow must be down.Comment
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Sweet, a guitar-stringe maker talking about computers.
It is possible to "rock on" without Microsoft, just like it's possible to live without a car and to not wear underwear, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a good idea. Aside from this, where they're obviously going for the rebellious PR angle which is why they somehow managed an interview with a tech site. Good PR move, I suppose, for a company who makes guitar strings..."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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He's a business man talking about saving money.
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The article talks about how he was a software pirate as a business, I really don't think he's in any position to be talking about running a business.
He's just bitter that his ass got busted with proprietary software, and now he's stuck with open source.
Clearly he doesn't think the open source software is better, just not MS. Which fits the mindset of so many misguided people.
Humiliated by the experience, Ball told his IT department he wanted Microsoft products out of his business within six months. "I said, 'I don't care if we have to buy 10,000 abacuses,'"
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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At least his products won't be eaten by worms.Originally posted by Asher
Sweet, a guitar-stringe maker talking about computers.
It is possible to "rock on" without Microsoft, just like it's possible to live without a car and to not wear underwear, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a good idea. Aside from this, where they're obviously going for the rebellious PR angle which is why they somehow managed an interview with a tech site. Good PR move, I suppose, for a company who makes guitar strings...Comment
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The abacuses might be, though, so I'm not too sure he's up on the deal.If I'm posting here then Counterglow must be down.Comment
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Welcome to the world of the false sense of security...Originally posted by Sir Ralph
At least his products won't be eaten by worms.
The following are all Linux worms, mostly unplublicised because newspapers, etc. tend to only publish MS vulnerabilities because MS is more important to the world than Linux:
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Oh, and [insert joke about Apple's being eaten by worms here].If I'm posting here then Counterglow must be down.Comment
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Nah, they just had a few unlicenced copies, that's normally down to not keeping track of what you have licences for or what you've got installed. Almost all companies don't keep track of licences properly. I reckon most companies would fail an audit. He wasn't bothered about that anyway I don't think, I think it was them putting him on TV that was the problem.Originally posted by Asher
The article talks about how he was a software pirate as a business, I really don't think he's in any position to be talking about running a business.
You are right that that's not a justifiable business reason to change but it seems from the article that it's saved them money.
We run Linux and Windows machines here depending on what they are for. File server is windows based, web servers etc are Linux.Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
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Thanks for the heads up, Microserf, but he doesn't make Linux. He makes guitar strings. Do they teach reading in Redmond?Originally posted by Asher
Welcome to the world of the false sense of security...
The following are all Linux worms, mostly unplublicised because newspapers, etc. tend to only publish MS vulnerabilities because MS is more important to the world than Linux:
http://www.digitaloffense.net/worms/unicode-rootkit/Comment
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I'm sure they do, but look closely at what you wrote and the context of this thread.Originally posted by Sir Ralph
Thanks for the heads up, Microserf, but he doesn't make Linux. He makes guitar strings. Do they teach reading in Redmond?
I thought you meant "his products" as in the open source ones he was talking about that he used...
I didn't realize your post was a joke, simply because it wasn't even close to being funny.
Last edited by Asher; August 20, 2003, 10:05."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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How that happens is you copy CDs and install Windows with the same key on more than one. That's pretty intentional IMO...Originally posted by MikeH
Nah, they just had a few unlicenced copies, that's normally down to not keeping track of what you have licences for or what you've got installed.
They aren't big enough to quality for a corporate licensing scheme."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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You typically only get one set of CDs no matter how many licences you buy. We get the M$ office software pack thingy and we just get a box of disks every so often even though it comes with multiple desktop/server/office licences.Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
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