From owner-freebsd-advocacy Mon Feb 15 10:25:48 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA10731 for freebsd-advocacy-outgoing; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 10:25:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from srv1.thuntek.net (srv1.thuntek.net [206.206.98.18]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA10726 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 10:25:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwilde1@thuntek.net) Received: from thuntek.net (abq-014.thuntek.net [207.66.52.14]) by srv1.thuntek.net (8.9.1/8.6.12TNT1.0) with ESMTP id LAA21153; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 11:25:30 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <36C8745D.F6BF03B1@thuntek.net> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 11:24:13 -0800 From: Don Wilde X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.6-RELEASE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mason Loring Bliss CC: Terry Lambert , freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: We exist in M$ eyes.. References: <19990214211329.D25426@stumpy.dannyland.org> <199902150844.BAA11876@usr08.primenet.com> <19990215114554.C413@acheron.middleboro.ma.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Mason Loring Bliss wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 15, 1999 at 08:44:24AM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > Bet that the next version of Exchange and IIS will be able to replace > > the Solaris and FreeBSD at HotMail; it's practically money in the bank. > > I would be quite willing to bet that HoTMaiL doesn't so much as slightly > lessen their usage of FreeBSD in the future. If anything, I see it increasing. > I agree with Terry here. Even if M$ has to install 40 computers to replace 12, they will do so. They can't afford not to, for their image of invincibility. I do not, however, believe they will ever be able to beat FBSD or Solaris technically, unless they rewrite their OS in a kernel/X-GUI configuration. It doesn't matter how many progs and $$$ they throw at it, ain'na gonna happen. M$ ease of use is predicated upon having multiple ways to accomplish something, and all those events need testing and handling. -- oooOOO O O O o * * * * * * o ___ _________ _________ _________ ___==__ V_=_=_DW ===--- Don Wilde dwilde1@thuntek.net [ = = ] /oo0000oo-oo--oo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-oo---oo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message