From: "John Beamish" 

Wanting total control over a machine does not imply a requirement of a
Windows exit plan.

Wanting total control implies knowing that you don't have total control,
accepting that you don't have total control, and moving on.

"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
news:ea0egvkmoe68o2u38ja04683nrkq31amqp{at}4ax.com...
>
> I am in the process of doing the same thing (as is the comapny I work
> for, btw).  My Windows usage is being minimized to only the things I need
> Windows for (which is surprisingly few things), or things that are a bit
> painful or expensive to migrate just yet (i.e. Quicken).
>
> I'm really interested to hear EllenK's answer to my question, though.
> :-)
>
>  /m
>
>
> On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 12:32:16 -0400, "Geo."
 wrote:
>
> >If I make the decision, in 2 months we would only have 4 NT machines and
3
> >of those would be desktops. Total cost, labor plus the cross platform
> >conversion cost to the unix version of NTmail.
> >
> >I learned to think in terms of keeping maximum options open after the
last
> >conversion... everything is designed with that in mind.
> >
> >Geo.
> >
> >"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
> >news:7hmdgv4qge0ievu1tojueu7limjccp4h2s{at}4ax.com...
> >>
> >> Then why don't you have an exit plan to discontinue using Windows?
> >>
> >>  /m
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 15:06:44 -0700, Ellen K.

> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I feel exactly the same way.
> >> >
> >> >On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 13:08:46 -0400, "Geo."
 wrote in
> >> >message :
> >> >
> >> >>I have a feature request now, I want a switch that
tells NT not to
talk
> >to
> >> >>anyone unless I request it. IE, an easy way to turn
ALL these phone
home
> >> >>technologies OFF. I will decide what is or is not needed on my
computer,
> >I
> >> >>do not want nor do I need help with this. I WANT
TOTAL CONTROL OVER
MY
> >> >>COMPUTER DAMMIT.
> >>
> >
>

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