____/ ed on Saturday 14 July 2007 15:43 : \____
> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:38:16 +0100
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> > That's what's so good about open source, is that practically anyone
>> > can just plug in a SMTP server, at no extra cost.
>> >
>> > Imagine if this guy wanted to do that in MS land, he'd have to fork
>> > out for Windows Server 2003 + Exchange. That's a metric ass load of
>> > expense that no one should have to pay. Not to mention that
>> > exposing MS Exchange directly to the Internet is a lot like
>> > painting a bulls-eye on your backside and bending over, naked, in a
>> > Greenwich Village steam room (except MS is not nearly as safe).
>>
>> Do people at Greenwich Village throw chairs? You're not talking about
>> Trojans, are you?
>
> I have to admit credit for the above statement came from Morely 'spam
> is theft' Dotes in NANAE, 08-JUL-2003. It's so on the money.
>
> Exchange is just a pain in the ass to everyone. The most annoying
> 'feature' is that when mail is undeliverable it doesn't tell the user
> what the mail was that couldn't be delivered.
Microsoft builds software whose behaviour aligns with Microsoft's needs, not
the customers needs, so it sounds about right.
Just think about the kettle that tells the weather and a $5000 touchscreen-ish
PC. You could get mpx working for free on GNU/Linux, but a new PC for 120
quid, and a touchscreen for a coupla hundred. For 300 pounds you can build
your own 'Surface' within an hour. It has been possible for as long as mpx has
been around... at least 2 years. In fact, as pointed out before, several (even
Linux-based) solutions just like Surface existed in the past. Microsoft's
Surface isn't even available to developers yet. From a sales point-of-view,
it's akin to vapourware. A couple of hotels don't cover R&D expenditures and
America is getting increasingly poorer, with a social gap that widens. Only
the 98th percentile (or higher) will even consider that "Big Ass Table".
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