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[Turnpike Man]

David M > me or David M > Meyer?  LOL... This David didn't say it!  But funny
none the less!  (I think Jim or Jay or somebody's tag was put under my email
without the > tags on my lines... *shrugs*  :)

David M.

--- "Meyer, David R" wrote:
> 
> Quoting David M...
> 
> "The customer is always right.  You can't fight politics with
> technology."
> 
> You are SOOOOOOOOO right.  But, you can fight technology with politics.
> Case in point...I work for a large software manufacturer who has taken
> some steps in the last few years to make an enterprise class commitment
> to Linux, and a HUGE investment in it.  
> 
> We are, as are most companies, in an expense crunch, so I had the bright
> idea to move from Microsoft to Linux where we can to save $$.  In our
> case, well over a million dollars a year in licensing & support.  I
> proposed this to my boss who said, "Don't do it.  You'll open Pandora's
> box, and once it's open, you'll not be able to close it.  There are
> politics at work here that we don't know about."
> 
> I took his advice, but if the opportunity presents itself, and I can do
> so with the approval of his boss, I will make a case for it.  As I have
> learned before...you have to step carefully.
> 
> Dave
> 
>  
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