Re: """Standard""" software (was: Re: Early-2014 Macbook Air and Linux Mint Cinnamon)
rbowman <[email protected]>
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On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:22:30 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2026-06-27, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:03:12 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote: >> >>> On 2026-06-26, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:34:01 +1200, Your Name wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 2026-06-25 05:55:22 +0000, Nuno Silva said: >>>>> >>>>>> And who declared Microsoft products "standard software"? >>>>> <snip> >>>>> >>>>> Most of the business world did years ago ... >>>> >>>> Is this the same “business world” that has largely moved its >>>> operations into the cloud these days? The cloud that is dominated by >>>> Linux? >>> >>> Shhhhh... don't say that too loudly. Bill might not like it. >> >> Regardless of what BillG might think, Microsoft freely admit that these >> days. Even their own cloud service is predominantly Linux-based, >> and they see no shame in admitting it. > > Not like the old days, when IIS wasn't ready for prime time and they had > to resort to Linux-based web servers. IIS finally is ready for prime time? I only used it once on a DOI project where they were touchy about installing anything that wasn't MickeySoft.