Austinist: Texas Budget Would Say Goodbye to Microsoft Vista

TxK

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:54:15 -0600

What's the point? And to make DIR do it? They recommended IBM for the data center contract. I'd not trust them.

Chip Rosenthal

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:24:04 -0600

I'm a big open source advocate, so I'm delighted to bash Microsoft at any opportunity, but this doesn't seem like an appropriate direction. I think it would be more appropriate to lay out the policy concern and direct DIR (the state's IT department) to provide a recommendation. Oh, and it doesn't seem like the budget is an appropriate place for this.

Jeff Beckham

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:58:14 -0600

Sharp eyes -- you're right, it is. I found the photo on Flickr and thought it was amusing (in a nerdy way).

Hau

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:29:41 -0600

Is that a Vista CD in a MacBook?