On Tuesday 30 December 2008 23:55, Dinesh Shah wrote:
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> On Dec 29, 2008, at 17:06, Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon@au-k...>
wrote:
> > On Monday 29 Dec 2008 4:58:58 pm Dinesh Shah (દિનેશ
> > શાહ/दिनेश शाह) wrote
> >
> >> Your argument can be used to validate the M$ success! Since M$
> >> has not
> >> failed so far can lead to point where they can say that they are
> >> providing the products/services in satisfactorily.
> >
> > that is what they said about enron and merill lynch - take it
> > from me, M$ is
> > on the long slippery slide downhill
>
> Let us stop day dreaming.

Hehe. You are preaching to the wrong section.

> As closed source software companies have
> accepted and acknowleged the FOSS.  Let us also accept that they
> are not going away in hurry.

We were specifically talking about M$. But most prop software product
companies will die. Their demise is a mere side entertainment. But
watching M$ trash about without a clue - VISTA ? no it is very
sucksessful - while they sink will be fun.

According to the press (TOI) Satyam's maintanence of UNs network was
pathetic with several cases of network compromises. Satyam is a M$
most valued (whatever) partner. Hmmm... nothing to do with the os i
think.

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