Comments on: From Linux to Windows: Is This 2009 Downgrade Really Necessary? http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/ Channel News, Reseller News and Channel Partner Programs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:59:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Panettieri http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-116488 Joe Panettieri Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:00:48 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/#comment-116488 JP: I like your initials. The Google Search Engine Optimization got screwed up -- we had it right, though. Google SEO snafu has since been fixed. Joe Panettieri Editorial Director WorksWithU JP: I like your initials. The Google Search Engine Optimization got screwed up — we had it right, though. Google SEO snafu has since been fixed.

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]]> By: jp http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-116487 jp Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:58:12 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/#comment-116487 The html page title and the article title are foobar. PAY ATTENTION EDITORS! "From Windows to Linux: Is This Downgrade Really Necessary? | Works With U" is different from the article's title of "From Linux to Windows: Is This 2009 Downgrade Really Necessary?" WINDOWS TO LINUX IS NOT A DOWNGRADE!!!! Fire that editor. JP The html page title and the article title are foobar. PAY ATTENTION EDITORS!

“From Windows to Linux: Is This Downgrade Really Necessary? | Works With U” is different from the article’s title of “From Linux to Windows: Is This 2009 Downgrade Really Necessary?”

WINDOWS TO LINUX IS NOT A DOWNGRADE!!!!

Fire that editor.

JP

]]> By: gheorghe http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-116486 gheorghe Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/#comment-116486 If you were one of my users, I would let you install anything, Minix, Solaris, Plan 9, HURD, OpenVMS, but don't come to me if something doesen't work. One luser less to support, hooray! :D If you were one of my users, I would let you install anything, Minix, Solaris, Plan 9, HURD, OpenVMS, but don’t come to me if something doesen’t work.

One luser less to support, hooray! :D

]]> By: Peter http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-116485 Peter Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:34:18 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/#comment-116485 My IT department had no problem with a WinXP/Ubuntu dual boot on my corporate laptop. They even offered to repartition my disk. I ended up doing it myself, and they have come to me twice this year with Linux questions (I'm not much brighter than the average dim bulb, but I do have several years' experience as a Linux user...) My IT department had no problem with a WinXP/Ubuntu dual boot on my corporate laptop. They even offered to repartition my disk. I ended up doing it myself, and they have come to me twice this year with Linux questions (I’m not much brighter than the average dim bulb, but I do have several years’ experience as a Linux user…)

]]> By: swiftnet http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-116484 swiftnet Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:42:26 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/#comment-116484 A strategy that works extremely well for me is to run a virtualized (Xen/KVM/VMware) Windows on a server. Connect to it via rdp, nx or vnc. A strategy that works extremely well for me is to run a virtualized (Xen/KVM/VMware) Windows on a server. Connect to it via rdp, nx or vnc.

]]> By: Neo http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-116483 Neo Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:20:18 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/#comment-116483 ahhh, the power of TV commercials are something else, aren't they? and a good Capitalist it taught from day one that anything of value must be bought. also, humans resist change. they like their world to be predicable and under their feeble imagined control. Americans use Windblows because bill gates and his Billions said so and the sheeple will follow. which platform is superior is irrelevant. overseas, Linux is seeing much faster growth. they don't have the Monopoly$oft commercials to watch. and in the end, Linux will give them an advantage over us. you can't teach and old Capitalist new tricks, so expect WindBlows to be around awhile.... ahhh, the power of TV commercials are something else, aren’t they? and a good Capitalist it taught from day one that anything of value must be bought. also, humans resist change. they like their world to be predicable and under their feeble imagined control.
Americans use Windblows because bill gates and his Billions said so and the sheeple will follow. which platform is superior is irrelevant. overseas, Linux is seeing much faster growth. they don’t have the Monopoly$oft commercials to watch. and in the end, Linux will give them an advantage over us. you can’t teach and old Capitalist new tricks, so expect WindBlows to be around awhile….

]]> By: dragonbite http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-116482 dragonbite Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:59:40 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/#comment-116482 This is good to hear. Executives and people high in the mix need to accept Linux if it is going to make the desktop inroads in the corporate environement. Servers are mysterious enough to most executives that they'll go with whatever is recommended (and thus, responsible) by their chief IT guy! I know that our systems administrator is dead set against going to MS Vista (and Windows 7 is must Vista with makeup, kinda like a pig) but I don't think we have enough "oomph" to move everybody to Linux in one form or another (yet). This is good to hear. Executives and people high in the mix need to accept Linux if it is going to make the desktop inroads in the corporate environement.

Servers are mysterious enough to most executives that they’ll go with whatever is recommended (and thus, responsible) by their chief IT guy!

I know that our systems administrator is dead set against going to MS Vista (and Windows 7 is must Vista with makeup, kinda like a pig) but I don’t think we have enough “oomph” to move everybody to Linux in one form or another (yet).

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-116481 Joe Panettieri Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:39:48 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/#comment-116481 I think it's fixed but will check again Tuesday. I think it’s fixed but will check again Tuesday.

]]> By: CorrectionNeeded http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-116480 CorrectionNeeded Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:35:31 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/#comment-116480 dwasifar is right. Title bar (of Firefox) says "... Windows to Linux..." The title on the actual page says "... Linux to Windows... " dwasifar is right. Title bar (of Firefox) says “… Windows to Linux…”

The title on the actual page says “… Linux to Windows… “

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-116479 Joe Panettieri Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:08:57 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/#comment-116479 Dwasifar: I'm not seeing the error on my end but I'm giving it a closer look... Dwasifar: I’m not seeing the error on my end but I’m giving it a closer look…

]]> By: dwasifar http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-116478 dwasifar Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:55:26 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/#comment-116478 Page title does not match article title. Page title says "From Windows to Linux," article title says "From Linux to Windows." Page title does not match article title. Page title says “From Windows to Linux,” article title says “From Linux to Windows.”

]]> By: Vadim P. http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-116477 Vadim P. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:25:52 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/12/15/from-linux-to-windows-is-this-2009-downgrade-really-necessary/#comment-116477 The VP is the VP for a reason. He got smarts. The VP is the VP for a reason. He got smarts.

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