[geeks] M$ Ad humor...

[Lionel Peterson]

On Mon, 2004-02-16 at 15:11, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> On Feb 16, 2004, at 2:32 PM, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> 
> > The contenders are:
> >
> >  - one linux image running on two z900 mainframe CPUs
> >
> >  - one WIndows Server 2003 image running on two 900 MHz Intel Xeon CPUs
> >
> 
> Jeepus Crow!  Why the hell wasn't the report done with identical 
> hardware?  Why?  I'll tell you why, mate.  Because Linux would wipe the 
> floor, ceiling, and walls with MS, that's why!

Well, that's up for debate - but their "proof" falls short, at least in
my eyes...

> Oh, my aching head.  This is why I don't pick up any of those PC 
> magazines, ever, and I stay away from those crappy IT trade rags 
> entirely.  It just makes me angry every time I pick one up and see that 
> kind of bull.

It's an ad, not an article - don't blame the editors/writers for this
silliness...

I'm sure the same ad will appear in "IT Decision Maker" publications
(ComputerWorld, etc.)...

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Lionel