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Post #117,778 by pwhysall 9/14/03 3:19:24 PM Reply	I betcha... ...this is just a ploy to get MS to cut their licencing costs in half. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #117,785 by broomberg 9/14/03 5:08:47 PM Reply	Agreed, but He will maintain pilot projects and slowly roll out some, just to make sure he continues his leverage.
Post #117,789 by pwhysall 9/14/03 5:43:13 PM Reply	Being an MS contract manager must really suck at times. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #117,791 by Andrew Grygus 9/14/03 5:52:54 PM Reply	And higher up too . . The last head of Microsoft Germany quit after Munich defected. If Ford defects, more "unscheduled departures" are likely, and even if Ford stays but too much of the slush fund has to be spent to keep them, that's likely to be "career limiting" too. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #117,792 by admin 9/14/03 6:01:44 PM Reply	Good point in there... Once people begin to see how lucrative "Linux extortion" can become, that slush fund is going to melt away quickly. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."

Ford - moving 33,000 desktops to Linux? - (Andrew Grygus) - (8) - Sept. 14, 2003, 02:36:16 PM EDT

I betcha... - (pwhysall) - (4) - Sept. 14, 2003, 03:19:24 PM EDT

Agreed, but - (broomberg) - (3) - Sept. 14, 2003, 05:08:47 PM EDT

Being an MS contract manager must really suck at times. -NT - (pwhysall) - (2) - Sept. 14, 2003, 05:43:13 PM EDT

And higher up too . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Sept. 14, 2003, 05:52:54 PM EDT

Good point in there... - (admin) - Sept. 14, 2003, 06:01:44 PM EDT

I see chess: with flamethrowers. -NT - (Ashton) - (2) - Sept. 14, 2003, 07:55:24 PM EDT

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone? - (gdaustin) - (1) - Sept. 14, 2003, 10:09:05 PM EDT

or: Art notices Bizness? -NT - (Ashton) - Sept. 14, 2003, 11:45:30 PM EDT

Here, have another hor'd'ouevre.
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