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What happened with the previous system was that it dragged on for years and years, with many expensive delays and poor technological decisions. By contrast, th

What happened with the previous system was that it dragged on for years and years, with many expensive delays and poor technological decisions. By contrast, the Linux system is up and running much faster. So yeah, you can try to spin it as 'Linux is just as bad as Microsoft', but if one takes 5 years and is a complete disaster, and the other one takes 2 years and has a few hiccups, I know which one I prefer. Disclaimer: as far as I could care, Windows and Linux can both go and die in a fire, so you know I'm neutral :D ----- The root cause of the problem the previous one had if I recall correctly was that they had some CTO come in who didn't know anything except the Microsoft way of doing things. So, naturally, they ended up picking Microsoft for everything. Problem is, the Microsoft sales reps promise you the world and whisper sweet nothings in your ear until you give them your virtue, but once they have ravished you they roll over and go straight to sleep.

recoiledsnake 16y ago
>Microsoft sales reps promise you the world and whisper sweet nothings in your ear until you give them your virtue, but once they have ravished you they roll over and go straight to sleep. Isn't that true of any reps? Why single out Microsoft? And this deal was with Accenture IIRC. Haven't you dealt with IBM or Oracle reps?
IDisposableHero 16y ago
You're not making a persuasive case to me that the programming language and OS, rather than the developement methods, management style, and expertise of the coding team were the factors that determined sucess or failure.
JonoW 16y ago
> So yeah, you can try to spin it as 'Linux is just as bad as Microsoft', but if one takes 5 years and is a complete disaster, and the other one takes 2 years and has a few hiccups, I know which one I prefer. The point being made is that the problems in both the previous and current systems were probably nothing to do with the underlying OS/platform, but because of some incompetency in the design or implementation of this specific project.

recoiledsnake 16y ago

>Microsoft sales reps promise you the world and whisper sweet nothings in your ear until you give them your virtue, but once they have ravished you they roll over and go straight to sleep. Isn't that true of any reps? Why single out Microsoft? And this deal was with Accenture IIRC. Haven't you dealt with IBM or Oracle reps?

IDisposableHero 16y ago

You're not making a persuasive case to me that the programming language and OS, rather than the developement methods, management style, and expertise of the coding team were the factors that determined sucess or failure.

JonoW 16y ago

> So yeah, you can try to spin it as 'Linux is just as bad as Microsoft', but if one takes 5 years and is a complete disaster, and the other one takes 2 years and has a few hiccups, I know which one I prefer. The point being made is that the problems in both the previous and current systems were probably nothing to do with the underlying OS/platform, but because of some incompetency in the design or implementation of this specific project.