Where I work we are an MCSP and get shipments like this. We got our monthly shipment yesterday, and I'll look through it today if I can and let ya know if we got them. Doug On Thu, 2001-08-23 at 23:57, Bob Tanner wrote: > http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-08-23-014-20-NW-MS > > >Surprisingly enough, this month's edition contained 2 CDs titled: "Competing > >with Linux". > > > > One is a "Sales Training CD" aimed at resellers and solution partners. It > > primarily deals with how MS-zealots should deal with clients asking tough > > questions about Linux viability. As you can guess, it's really focussed on > > downplaying Linux as possible competition for MS-based solutions. From the > > tone of it, it looks like there is some serious concerns about Linux from the > > boys in Redmond. It talks about the threats Linux poses to MS solutions, but > > even goes as far as telling resellers & solution partners whom to focus on in > > a enterprise when trying to convince enterprises not to opt for Linux. There > > is even - and this is *really* hilariously stupid - a multiple choice game at > > the end of the CD where you have to answer a fictitious client's questions > > about Linux. You score points by clicking on the answers that dismiss Linux as > > a viable enterprise solution. I know some people here at the office (and those > > folks are primarily an MS-centered business) had a good laugh about this. > > Anyone get or can get one of these cds? > > I'd like to read what MS says and I'd like to be able to dismiss their dismissal > of Linux. :-) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20010824/ed273c7b/attachment.htm