ms pulling the wool over people's eyes again

[Francois Ouellette]

>...
>   "Code-named Eiger, the product is basically designed to turn older PCs
> into a thin client, which is a terminal that gets most of its
> information from a central server."
>
>   "Microsoft won't guarantee that it will run most of the hundreds of
> thousands of Windows programs. The company won't even promise support
> for Office, perhaps the most ubiquitous of Windows programs. Office and
> other business software will be able to be run off a server and viewed
> on Eiger-based PCs using Microsoft's remote desktop software or thin
> client software from Citrix and others."
>
>   So if you're running an office full of older PCs, the Eiger strategy
> will require you to...
>   - purchase Windows 2003 Server edition, ka-ching
>   - which has heavier hardware requirements than even XP Pro so you'll
>     have to buy a heavy-duty Windows server machine, ka-ching, ka-ching
>   - you'll need to purchase multi-user-licensed versions of the software
>     you want to run, ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching
>   - each of your client PC's will require the purchase of an "Eiger"
>     client, ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching
>   - and if you want to have several Eiger clients accessing the server
>     simultaneously, you'll have to buy CALs (Client Access Licences) to
>     allow the server to talk to all the clients, ka-ching, ka-ching,
>     ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching
>
> -- 
> Walter Dnes <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org>

Right on!

And, of course, Win Server has to be upgraded every 2-3 years, and each new
release needs a bigger more expensive machine to support it.

  François Ouellette
<fouellet-cpI+UMyWUv9BDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org>


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