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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: BouncingAyatollah on 7 December 2003, 23:41

Title: Britain's Health Service considering ditching M$
Post by: BouncingAyatollah on 7 December 2003, 23:41
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=13073 (http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=13073)

"... licence costs would save millions of pounds, and save the health service and we long suffering British taxpayers many more millions of pounds."
Title: Britain's Health Service considering ditching M$
Post by: Refalm on 8 December 2003, 00:59
Here's what a hospital in my town does: Linux 2.6-test1 with a PHP/MySQL database, light-control, and a system that tells you when it's time to change the hard drive. Costs much very little, and it's much more stable compared to Windows.

I wouldn't like a BSOD to end my life because Windows controls the PSU units when the power is down.
Title: Britain's Health Service considering ditching M$
Post by: WMD on 8 December 2003, 08:15
\o/  Yet another smart group of people.

/checks British Health Service off the list
Title: Britain's Health Service considering ditching M$
Post by: suselinux on 8 December 2003, 12:49
quote:
Originally posted by BouncingAyatollah:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=13073 (http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=13073)

"... licence costs would save millions of pounds, and save the health service and we long suffering British taxpayers many more millions of pounds."


I read that the National health service would make upto 800,000 installs

but a couple of days ago they said Sun had MADE a deal for 500,000 installs in the British public sector, are these the same things??
Title: Britain's Health Service considering ditching M$
Post by: BouncingAyatollah on 8 December 2003, 20:39
quote:
a couple of days ago they said Sun had MADE a deal for 500,000 installs in the British public sector, are these the same things??  


Nope  (http://smile.gif)  This is probably what I just posted about in the Linux section. The more the merrier!

"The avalanche has already started, it is too late for the pebbles to vote"   (http://smile.gif)