Michael W. Ryan on Thu, 17 Feb 2000 11:29:33 -0500 (EST)


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Re: [PLUG] Microsoft's statement about Solaris-based Hotmail (old)


On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Adam Turoff wrote:

> Michael W. Ryan wrote:
> > On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Bill Jonas wrote:
> > 
> > > Facts About Hotmail's Production OS Environment
> > >                         Posted: May 1, 1998
> > > 
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/web/news/msnw/Hotmail.asp
> > 
> > Was there a point to this?
> 
> Probably the standard "Microsoft doesn't trust their own OS" being 
> dusted off on the same day they're releasing Win2k.

Ah, so this organization is once again changing from PLUG (Philadelphia
Linux Users Group) to PMSG (Philadelphia Microsoft Slamming Group)?

You know, it's one thing to advocate one OS over another or to refute an
incorrect piece of information.  This is completely different from just
plain slamming another OS.

I thought Linux had grown up enough to actually compete instead of just
trash talk.

Michael W. Ryan, MCP, MCT     | OTAKON 2000
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