1. Re: Irv Mullin & Black Hats
On Friday 05 April 2002 02:57 pm, euman wrote:
> I dont understand why Linux or UNIX heads think Windows is Evil.
> Answer this: How many computer users that actually "spend money"
> use Linux and apply the same to MS-Windows.
I guess little users like IBM, HP, Amazonl.com and Dreamworks don't
actually "spend money"? For anyone who actually wants to know
why they've invested hundreds of millions in Linux, here are a few
articles:
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-822771.html
BM to sell Linux-only mainframe
A new Linux-only mainframe model that IBM will announce Friday is the
strongest indication so far of the company's enthusiasm for uniting the
comparatively new operating system with the decades-old business computer
line.
http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D720%2526a%253D21986,00.asp
NEW YORK -- IBM will on Wednesday will announce a significant customer win
for Linux: that E-Trade, the online personal financial services company, will
be moving its entire architecture to IBM Intel servers running Linux.
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/30jan02a.htm
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HWP) and DreamWorks SKG today announced a
three-year, multi-million dollar technology strategic alliance aimed at
revolutionizing animation production. .......
Subsequently, engineers from HP's graphics labs developed enhancements to
Linux software to help power DreamWorks' proprietary animation software,
ToonShooter. This tool was essential to the production of DreamWorks' next
animated film, "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron," a tale about a wild
mustang stallion and its journey through the untamed American frontier. The
film, which was created on more than 200 Linux-based HP workstations and
servers, will be released nationwide May 24
.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-275155.html?legacy=cnet
Online retailer Amazon.com shaved millions of dollars from its technology
costs last quarter by switching to the Linux operating system, a disclosure
that could provide some guidance for other companies seeking to cut expenses
in a stagnant economy
But I guess the only "real users" are those who spend a couple hundred at
Best Buys for Visual Basic, right?
Regards,
Irv
