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Story: Windows 98 lifeline 'prompted by Linux threat'
Posted by: Chris J. Paxton (Wednesday 14 January 2004, 2:22 PM)
I find it amusing when the analysts comment on the money that will need to spent "re-educating users". This is certainly true but it's equally true for the move from the 9x platform to the Win2k/XP platform.
The other thing that seems to get left out of the cost equation is the enormous amount of software that gets bundled in Linux distributions. Open office, Gimp, the ability to read and write PDF files and numerous development tools to name a few; all included.
There are also many hidden costs to Windows as well. Ask any IT department that spent last summer fighting SoBig, slammer and various other threats how much time and effort was spent on that.
Sometimes it helps to look at the whole picture.
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Story: Windows 98 lifeline 'prompted by Linux threat'
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Once a company ports its apps over, what would the... Bob -
The "Linux threat" article hits the nail on the he... Kurt Stokke
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They need to get rid of win98 altogether. Its not... Shaun
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Shaun says "They need to get rid of win98 altogeth... Anonymous
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I find it amusing when the analysts comment on the... Chris J. Paxton -
Migrating to a newer Windows isn't free of migrati... Beagle-2
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I'm no IT expert, just a user, who wants things to... Anonymous
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The desktop Linux experience has been steadily imp... Allen Unrau
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To the person who complains about Mandrake:
have y... Gabe
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This writer has no clue! When does any one user h... GenKabuki
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I'm so happy that M$ is feeling the pressure a lit... thrbirdman
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Quote;
>To the person who complains about Mandrake... Mads
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Having 100's of applications:
Everyone who has kid... DanConine
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To the offensive trollcatcher:
True, Mandrake is a... Rocco Barocco
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I use 98se on my desktop and it isn't broke so why... John Tyson
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Dear Rocco Barocco,
The simple reason some hardwar... Timothy Isher
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Great news. I still use Windows 98 SE because I've... Anonymous
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Ah, what about the cost of migrating to Longhorn,... Anonymous
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I use Win98SE for games and it works great. I have... Steven R Goellner
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i use windows 98 for games AND work based activite... Harry plams
