Peter Köhlmann <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Mark Kent wrote:
>
>> SomeBloke <stuff@xxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> Hadron wrote:
>>>
>>>> Peter Köhlmann <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Hadron wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sinister Midget <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2008-09-17, bbgruff <bbgruff@xxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>>>>>>>> Sinister Midget wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Then again, it might have been genuine miscalculation, not
>>>>>>>>> intentional creation of hyperbole. It's possible demand for linux
>>>>>>>>> (and these machines) is far greater than even the most optimistic
>>>>>>>>> person ever imagined, ever could imagine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm sure you are right!
>>>>>>>> Certainly the whole concept seems to have wrong-footed MS, and one
>>>>>>>> can well imagine that the manufacturers are a bit surprised by their
>>>>>>>> own success as well!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What was it that Bill Gates said about OLPC - "Jeez, get a proper
>>>>>>>> platform" or
>>>>>>>> something? These gadgets seem to me to be OLPC for the the
>>>>>>>> developed world.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> One other thing strikes me, and would appreciate an informed
>>>>>>>> response. I read somewhere that the original intention was that
>>>>>>>> they'd be aimed at students and casual users, but that a lot were
>>>>>>>> being bought now for
>>>>>>>> professional use while travelling. The article went on to say
>>>>>>>> something about XP Home not being suitable for linking to a
>>>>>>>> corporate LAN. Can some kind soul explain that please?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> XP Home /can't/ connect to a corpoate LAN. It was intentionally
>>>>>>> crippled so companies were forced to buy *snicker* "Professional".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What a load of bullshit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately, not at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> Explain the astounding audience how you connect a XP Home machine to a
>>>>> Domain.
>>>>
>>>> When did you decide to bring Domain into it?
>>>>
>>>> My god you're one sneaky little liar.
>>>>
>>>> The phrase was "connect to a corporate LAN".
>>>
>>> MY GOD!!! I agree with Hardon. Pass the bucket!
>>>
>>
>> Are there any corporate lans which don't have domains?
>>
>
> Actually, I doubt that very much, at least for any setup involving many
> windows boxen. Your friendly small business next door might do without
I wouldn't consider a small business to be a corporate, corporates are
very large companies, sometimes government owned/run.
Anyway, it would appear that Mr Gruff's analysis was, in fact, correct.
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