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Woozle: /* Commentary */ CRM company dumps M$...

2008-02-17T19:30:44Z

Commentary: CRM company dumps M$...

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	** [http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/blog/2005/11/coders-interfaces.html follow-up article]		** [http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/blog/2005/11/coders-interfaces.html follow-up article]
	===Commentary===		===Commentary===
			* '''2008-01-24''' [http://www.suseblog.com/?p=302 CRM company dumps M$, recommends fishing waders]: “We quickly decided that because we wanted to distribute our product as a Web application, the Microsoft model was very expensive. To try and scale that infrastructure, with a per-CPU cost, and with the ASP pricing model, it would cost multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars. And we didn’t see that much value in [Microsoft’s] core stack.”
	* '''2007-01-26''' [http://www.pthree.org/category/windwoes/ Why I Don’t Run Windows]: an ongoing series of blog entries by Aaron Toponce, with several comparisons to Linux		* '''2007-01-26''' [http://www.pthree.org/category/windwoes/ Why I Don’t Run Windows]: an ongoing series of blog entries by Aaron Toponce, with several comparisons to Linux
	* '''2006-12-26''' (updated) [http://catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html World Domination] by [[Eric S. Raymond]] and Rob Landley: strategy for Linux to wrest domination of the desktop market away from Windows by 2008 (a hard deadline)		* '''2006-12-26''' (updated) [http://catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html World Domination] by [[Eric S. Raymond]] and Rob Landley: strategy for Linux to wrest domination of the desktop market away from Windows by 2008 (a hard deadline)

Woozle: Microsoft's take; some reorg; ex-seed

2007-08-24T21:12:52Z

Microsoft's take; some reorg; ex-seed

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	~~{{seed}}~~[[Linux]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] are often seen as competitors, with Linux being cheaper (~~often~~ free) but less reliable.		==Navigation==
			[[computing]]: [[software]]: [[operating systems]]: [[Linux]]/[[Windows (MS)\|Windows]]: [[Linux vs. Windows]]
			==Overview==
			[[Linux]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] are often seen as competitors, with Linux being cheaper (typically free) but more difficult to use, and possibly less reliable.
	==Links==		==Links==
			===Comparisons===
	* '''2006-03-19''' [http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/56437/ Ubuntu, Macintosh and Windows XP] ([http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/20/1759223 slashdot]): a comparison		* '''2006-03-19''' [http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/56437/ Ubuntu, Macintosh and Windows XP] ([http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/20/1759223 slashdot]): a comparison
			* [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/compare/default.mspx windowsserver/compare]: how Microsoft sees the comparison (this page was also the link-target of a Microsoft [[FUD]] banner-advertising campaign)
	* [http://opensourceversus.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=155&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Windows vs. Linux]: comparative screenshots		* [http://opensourceversus.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=155&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Windows vs. Linux]: comparative screenshots
	* [http://pcburn.com/article-Windows_Supports_More_Hardware_but_Linux_Supports_it_Better.php Windows Supports More Hardware but Linux Supports It Better]		* [http://pcburn.com/article-Windows_Supports_More_Hardware_but_Linux_Supports_it_Better.php Windows Supports More Hardware but Linux Supports It Better]
	* [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/facts/default.mspx Get the Facts on Windows Server and Linux]: a collection of studies showing the superiority of Windows (with emphasis on Server flavors) over Linux		* [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/facts/default.mspx Get the Facts on Windows Server and Linux]: a collection of studies showing the superiority of Windows (with emphasis on Server flavors) over Linux
			===Articles===
	* [http://www.levanta.com/linuxstudy/ EMA Study: Get the Truth on Linux Management]: rebuttal to pro-Windows studies		* [http://www.levanta.com/linuxstudy/ EMA Study: Get the Truth on Linux Management]: rebuttal to pro-Windows studies
	* [http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm Linux is Not Windows]: a rebuttal to recent Windows-to-Linux converts who want Linux to be more like Windows		* [http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm Linux is Not Windows]: a rebuttal to recent Windows-to-Linux converts who want Linux to be more like Windows
	** [http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/blog/2005/11/coders-interfaces.html follow-up article]		** [http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/blog/2005/11/coders-interfaces.html follow-up article]
			===Commentary===
	==Commentary==
	* '''2007-01-26''' [http://www.pthree.org/category/windwoes/ Why I Don’t Run Windows]: an ongoing series of blog entries by Aaron Toponce, with several comparisons to Linux		* '''2007-01-26''' [http://www.pthree.org/category/windwoes/ Why I Don’t Run Windows]: an ongoing series of blog entries by Aaron Toponce, with several comparisons to Linux
	* '''2006-12-26''' (updated) [http://catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html World Domination] by [[Eric S. Raymond]] and Rob Landley: strategy for Linux to wrest domination of the desktop market away from Windows by 2008 (a hard deadline)		* '''2006-12-26''' (updated) [http://catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html World Domination] by [[Eric S. Raymond]] and Rob Landley: strategy for Linux to wrest domination of the desktop market away from Windows by 2008 (a hard deadline)

Woozle: /* Commentary */ world domination

2007-03-03T02:29:05Z

Commentary: world domination

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	==Commentary==		==Commentary==
	* '''2007-01-26''' [http://www.pthree.org/category/windwoes/ Why I Don’t Run Windows]: an ongoing series of blog entries by Aaron Toponce, with several comparisons to Linux		* '''2007-01-26''' [http://www.pthree.org/category/windwoes/ Why I Don’t Run Windows]: an ongoing series of blog entries by Aaron Toponce, with several comparisons to Linux
			* '''2006-12-26''' (updated) [http://catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html World Domination] by [[Eric S. Raymond]] and Rob Landley: strategy for Linux to wrest domination of the desktop market away from Windows by 2008 (a hard deadline)
	* '''2006-08-31''' [http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sbt/2006/0828smbtech1.html Anybody But Microsoft]: Diving into [[OpenOffice]] and [[Linux]], by James E. Gaskin		* '''2006-08-31''' [http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sbt/2006/0828smbtech1.html Anybody But Microsoft]: Diving into [[OpenOffice]] and [[Linux]], by James E. Gaskin
	* '''2006-08-21''' [http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/216-Inconsistent-GUIs-on-Linux.html Inconsistent GUIs on Linux]: "It’s a commonly repeated opinion that on Linux all application GUIs look different, but on Windows all/most applications feel like Windows applications."		* '''2006-08-21''' [http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/216-Inconsistent-GUIs-on-Linux.html Inconsistent GUIs on Linux]: "It’s a commonly repeated opinion that on Linux all application GUIs look different, but on Windows all/most applications feel like Windows applications."
	* '''2006-08-17''' [http://dotclue.org/archives/002577.html They still don’t get it...] by J Greely		* '''2006-08-17''' [http://dotclue.org/archives/002577.html They still don’t get it...] by J Greely
	* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)		* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)

	==News==		==News==
	* '''2007-02-20''' [[wikinews:Cuba to use open-source software\|Cuba to use open-source software]]: [[Cuba]] is switching from Windows to Linux		* '''2007-02-20''' [[wikinews:Cuba to use open-source software\|Cuba to use open-source software]]: [[Cuba]] is switching from Windows to Linux
	==Milestones==		==Milestones==
	* '''2003-08-20''' [http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html Rockin' on without Microsoft]: without warning, guitar-string company Ernie Ball was forced to pony up $100,000 for being about 8% "out of compliance" with their licensing of Windows. They decided to drop Windows and go with Red Hat Linux, and they have never regretted it.		* '''2003-08-20''' [http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html Rockin' on without Microsoft]: without warning, guitar-string company Ernie Ball was forced to pony up $100,000 for being about 8% "out of compliance" with their licensing of Windows. They decided to drop Windows and go with Red Hat Linux, and they have never regretted it.

Woozle: /* News */ Ernie Ball story

2007-03-02T21:07:14Z

News: Ernie Ball story

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	==News==		==News==
	* '''2007-02-20''' [[wikinews:Cuba to use open-source software\|Cuba to use open-source software]]: [[Cuba]] is switching from Windows to Linux		* '''2007-02-20''' [[wikinews:Cuba to use open-source software\|Cuba to use open-source software]]: [[Cuba]] is switching from Windows to Linux
			==Milestones==
			* '''2003-08-20''' [http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html Rockin' on without Microsoft]: without warning, guitar-string company Ernie Ball was forced to pony up $100,000 for being about 8% "out of compliance" with their licensing of Windows. They decided to drop Windows and go with Red Hat Linux, and they have never regretted it.

Woozle: /* Commentary */ News: Cuba

2007-02-23T21:34:32Z

Commentary: News: Cuba

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	* '''2006-08-17''' [http://dotclue.org/archives/002577.html They still don’t get it...] by J Greely		* '''2006-08-17''' [http://dotclue.org/archives/002577.html They still don’t get it...] by J Greely
	* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)		* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)
			==News==
			* '''2007-02-20''' [[wikinews:Cuba to use open-source software\|Cuba to use open-source software]]: [[Cuba]] is switching from Windows to Linux

Woozle: /* Commentary */ windwoes

2007-01-27T20:16:45Z

Commentary: windwoes

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	==Commentary==		==Commentary==
			* '''2007-01-26''' [http://www.pthree.org/category/windwoes/ Why I Don’t Run Windows]: an ongoing series of blog entries by Aaron Toponce, with several comparisons to Linux
	* '''2006-08-31''' [http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sbt/2006/0828smbtech1.html Anybody But Microsoft]: Diving into [[OpenOffice]] and [[Linux]], by James E. Gaskin		* '''2006-08-31''' [http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sbt/2006/0828smbtech1.html Anybody But Microsoft]: Diving into [[OpenOffice]] and [[Linux]], by James E. Gaskin
	* '''2006-08-21''' [http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/216-Inconsistent-GUIs-on-Linux.html Inconsistent GUIs on Linux]: "It’s a commonly repeated opinion that on Linux all application GUIs look different, but on Windows all/most applications feel like Windows applications."		* '''2006-08-21''' [http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/216-Inconsistent-GUIs-on-Linux.html Inconsistent GUIs on Linux]: "It’s a commonly repeated opinion that on Linux all application GUIs look different, but on Windows all/most applications feel like Windows applications."
	* '''2006-08-17''' [http://dotclue.org/archives/002577.html They still don’t get it...] by J Greely		* '''2006-08-17''' [http://dotclue.org/archives/002577.html They still don’t get it...] by J Greely
	* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)		* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)

Woozle: /* Commentary */ Anybody but Microsoft

2006-12-03T21:25:53Z

Commentary: Anybody but Microsoft

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	==Commentary==		==Commentary==
			* '''2006-08-31''' [http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sbt/2006/0828smbtech1.html Anybody But Microsoft]: Diving into [[OpenOffice]] and [[Linux]], by James E. Gaskin
	* '''2006-08-21''' [http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/216-Inconsistent-GUIs-on-Linux.html Inconsistent GUIs on Linux]: "It’s a commonly repeated opinion that on Linux all application GUIs look different, but on Windows all/most applications feel like Windows applications."		* '''2006-08-21''' [http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/216-Inconsistent-GUIs-on-Linux.html Inconsistent GUIs on Linux]: "It’s a commonly repeated opinion that on Linux all application GUIs look different, but on Windows all/most applications feel like Windows applications."
	* '''2006-08-17''' [http://dotclue.org/archives/002577.html They still don’t get it...] by J Greely		* '''2006-08-17''' [http://dotclue.org/archives/002577.html They still don’t get it...] by J Greely
	* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)		* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)

Woozle: /* Commentary */ J Greely

2006-09-07T20:50:06Z

Commentary: J Greely

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	==Commentary==		==Commentary==
	* '''2006-08-21''' [http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/216-Inconsistent-GUIs-on-Linux.html Inconsistent GUIs on Linux]: "It’s a commonly repeated opinion that on Linux all application GUIs look different, but on Windows all/most applications feel like Windows applications."		* '''2006-08-21''' [http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/216-Inconsistent-GUIs-on-Linux.html Inconsistent GUIs on Linux]: "It’s a commonly repeated opinion that on Linux all application GUIs look different, but on Windows all/most applications feel like Windows applications."
			* '''2006-08-17''' [http://dotclue.org/archives/002577.html They still don’t get it...] by J Greely
	* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)		* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)

Woozle: /* Commentary */ amarok blog: inconsistent GUI

2006-08-21T18:22:49Z

Commentary: amarok blog: inconsistent GUI

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	==Commentary==		==Commentary==
			* '''2006-08-21''' [http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/216-Inconsistent-GUIs-on-Linux.html Inconsistent GUIs on Linux]: "It’s a commonly repeated opinion that on Linux all application GUIs look different, but on Windows all/most applications feel like Windows applications."
	* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)		* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)

Woozle: /* Links */ ubuntu, mac, XP comparison

2006-05-22T23:30:23Z

Links: ubuntu, mac, XP comparison

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	{{seed}}[[Linux]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] are often seen as competitors, with Linux being cheaper (often free) but less reliable.		{{seed}}[[Linux]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] are often seen as competitors, with Linux being cheaper (often free) but less reliable.
	==Links==		==Links==
			* '''2006-03-19''' [http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/56437/ Ubuntu, Macintosh and Windows XP] ([http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/20/1759223 slashdot]): a comparison
	* [http://opensourceversus.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=155&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Windows vs. Linux]: comparative screenshots		* [http://opensourceversus.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=155&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Windows vs. Linux]: comparative screenshots
	* [http://pcburn.com/article-Windows_Supports_More_Hardware_but_Linux_Supports_it_Better.php Windows Supports More Hardware but Linux Supports It Better]		* [http://pcburn.com/article-Windows_Supports_More_Hardware_but_Linux_Supports_it_Better.php Windows Supports More Hardware but Linux Supports It Better]
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	* [http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm Linux is Not Windows]: a rebuttal to recent Windows-to-Linux converts who want Linux to be more like Windows		* [http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm Linux is Not Windows]: a rebuttal to recent Windows-to-Linux converts who want Linux to be more like Windows
	** [http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/blog/2005/11/coders-interfaces.html follow-up article]		** [http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/blog/2005/11/coders-interfaces.html follow-up article]

	==Commentary==		==Commentary==
	* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)		* '''2006-05-15''' [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/15/0532219 Can Ordinary PC Users Ditch Windows for Linux?] (Slashdot)