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As a long time Linux user I can see merit in some of your points regarding improved hardware vs. bloat in terms of acceptable use. But not in terms of reliability and performance. For the single personal computer, i.e. non-networked, M$Windows will probably suffice. In a LAN, NT just can't compare to Unix, even Linux in particular. Corel porting over and supporting applications on Linux platforms is just one small indication of a trend that is beginning to grow industry-wide to reduce MS marketshare and support a better alternative.
Even if you don't care to migrate entirely to Unix, putting StarOffice on Linux workstations, you could keep your WIN95 workstations and use a Linux box for Fileserving, WWWserving, SQLserving, as a gateway, a firewall, a print server, or a communication server. Plainly, it does everything NT can do and more. And for a fraction of the cost. Corel is just one company of many who are starting to see the possibilities.
-----Original Message-----
From: Earl Adamy [SMTP:eadamy@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 1998 9:43 AM
To: Omega List
Subject: Re: "Corel backs Linux"
I think referring to Corel as a formidable player is probably a bit of a
stretch. If you appreciate the software quality control at Omega, you'll
love the quality control at Corel. Corel's well publicized plans to wrest
control of the Office market, foundered on Corel's own failures to ship
reasonable quality software with promised features on promised schedules.
Don't get me wrong here, I have no love for Microsoft's dominance of the
software industry or the tactics they use on competitors, however
Microsoft's stuff does keep getting better (as well as more bloated) and
many competitors have managed to screw-up their business without much help
from Microsoft. As long as the hardware cost curve keeps falling faster than
Microsoft's bloat curve, the PC running industry standard 32 bit operating
systems (read WinNT and WinXX) will continue to provide the greatest value
to the non-techie consumer who needs to run off-the-shelf software.
Earl
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Brown <markbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Omega List <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, September 08, 1998 7:54 AM
Subject: "Corel backs Linux"
>Corel is building its own Linux based computer!
>
>http://www.corelcomputer.com/products/index.htm
>
>One day we will have all the power we need to "Do what we want" ! One day
>windoz will cease to exist and the world can then get serious about
>computing. Corel is a formidable player and payback could be heck for MS.
>It's a constant wonder to me why native NT applications running FX 32
>emulation on a Digital chip the Alpha can run faster than on the Intel
based
>systems they were designed for. I have many computers and access to many
>more. A 486 with OS 2, running TS beats the pants off a Pentium II. And
>the old Pentium Pro beats the pants off any Pentium II. In fact if the old
>Pentium Pro is so obsolete why then is Intel secretively making them again
>with a One meg cache? Yes Gateway who owns ALR is now making a six
>processor server that uses the new unannounced Pentium Pro 200 with 1 full
>meg cache on each processor. See Intel even knows the bloat of the Penmen
>II is misleading at best. I would say more criminal, processor speed means
>nothing anymore, except sales to the unknowing public. The answers are to
>be found in faster Operating Systems like Linux who run at hardware speed.
>If Linux ever gets real user friendly you may want to short MS stock.
>
>Mark Brown
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> The Windows Platform.
>Now THAT's an oxymoron.
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