http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel Comment Feed for The Real Channel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:18:43 GMT Clearspace 2.5.7 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-11-20T00:18:43Z http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/07/14/microsoft-s-16-billion-strategic-dilemma#comment-1750 James, what it really says is that the old guard is used to looking at things the old way, and is hyper-resistant to change.  The ONLY difference here is that it's Microsoft in the crosshairs, and not DEC (or IBM).  Neither DEC or IBM could compete on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:18:43 GMT PGHammer http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/07/14/microsoft-s-16-billion-strategic-dilemma#comment-1750 2009-11-20T00:18:43Z http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/11/02/will-rod-adkins-take-on-the-tough-channel-issues#comment-1665 I think Steve Burke raises some very interesting issues in his posting on Rod Adkins succeeding Bob Moffat. There are issues about Moffat's strategy and style in leading STG vs. what Rod's will be. Partners will need an understanding of that during a Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:39:36 GMT rdemarzo http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/11/02/will-rod-adkins-take-on-the-tough-channel-issues#comment-1665 2009-11-03T17:39:36Z http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/10/30/has-microsoft-lost-its-doug-burgum-partner-mojo#comment-1681 In a word.  Absolutely.  Microsoft has managed to pave-over the humanity that was Doug's legacy.  They have also managed to alienate me, a dedicated 'Great Plains' partner, to the point where I'm 'sleeping with the enemy'.  If it was the goal to kill Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:09:34 GMT edodesu1 http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/10/30/has-microsoft-lost-its-doug-burgum-partner-mojo#comment-1681 2009-11-02T13:09:34Z http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/07/29/best-buys-bad-business#comment-1534 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:01:58 GMT robp http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/07/29/best-buys-bad-business#comment-1534 2009-09-12T18:01:58Z http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/08/13/why-windows-xp-will-never-die#comment-1543 I have and do indeed use linux (Ubuntu) and statements like yours come up quite often.  As much as I like and enjoy working with Linux and long for the day when it has sufficiently matured so that average users can use it, it is still not there for the Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:05:46 GMT BobP http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/08/13/why-windows-xp-will-never-die#comment-1543 2009-09-10T18:05:46Z http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/08/31/your-biggest-competitor-delloutlet#comment-1523 wow - $3 mil in sales since 2007 from a $60 bil company.  familiar with the term "rounding error"?   everyone should be quaking in their little boots. Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:15:19 GMT kevindhorne http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/08/31/your-biggest-competitor-delloutlet#comment-1523 2009-09-06T23:15:19Z http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/08/13/why-windows-xp-will-never-die#comment-1522 Don't forget about Windows 3.11 that was suppose to be a "big improvement" and was a big bust.  And we can never forget MS Bob.  Now, I am not bad mouthing MS, but I say cut them some slack as well as realize every OS has some good and bad reviews.  I Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:40:07 GMT RobertWilliams http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/08/13/why-windows-xp-will-never-die#comment-1522 2009-09-04T16:40:07Z http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/09/02/googles-million-dollar-plus-gmail-malfunction#comment-1518 Re-read my comments. I was not referring to the reliability of a hosted Exchange provider (there are 3,000 of them, so there is no single reliability number).   I was referring to companies that manage Exchange in-house.   My point was simply Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:59:49 GMT DavidKoretz http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/09/02/googles-million-dollar-plus-gmail-malfunction#comment-1518 2009-09-04T03:59:49Z http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/09/02/googles-million-dollar-plus-gmail-malfunction#comment-1517 Agreed Prusso. I find it somewhat ridiculous that because Google has an outage that it should leave a sour taste in the everyone's mouth about the entire industry. I also think it's funny how this article turned from an "Oh no Gmail had an outage!" Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:12:17 GMT AllstateComputers http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/09/02/googles-million-dollar-plus-gmail-malfunction#comment-1517 2009-09-03T17:12:17Z http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/09/02/googles-million-dollar-plus-gmail-malfunction#comment-1507 I'm amazed when I read articles like this, do you know of anything that has 100% uptime? If so, why would we ever have to replace anything. No matter what redundancy you put in place, you will not be able to cover every possibility. Whenever you have a Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:51:39 GMT prusso http://community.crn.com/blogs/TheRealChannel/2009/09/02/googles-million-dollar-plus-gmail-malfunction#comment-1507 2009-09-03T12:51:39Z