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>The other option is the ibm approach, where you have these AS400 computers which have software that only run on them, and IBM gets away with charging $600 for a sh*tty $30 cd-rom drive and developers get to charge $200/hour for writing rpg apps that take 10 times longer than using a rad platform.
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>I personally prefer the microsoft alternative.

Actually I have lots to say about your opinions, but will keep it to this...

maybe the Linux people are saying about MS exactly what you say about IBM. If so, is their take wrong?

cheers
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>Have fun!
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>Alex