Re: Why Microsoft certificates are only good as asswipes

"Bill Gates" <microshaft_bill_gates_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:a5e097cc.0201111727.740f8893_at_posting.google.com...
> "kinetic" <jamie.west_at_sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:<lfG%7.15393$p04.4018499_at_news20.bellglobal.com>...
>
> > A. The guy who didn't even memorize the MCSE test answers,
> > but knows all about windows 3.1 and Linux.
>
> Wrong answer.
>
> I used to be under the same delusion that MS has taken over the
> OS world but thankfully that is not the case.
> (Go to job search sites and see how a large percentage of
> jobs still require UNIX (LINUX) skills)
>
> Pretty soon MS will be a distant memory my friend.

I'm not going to jump on the old Atari versus Colecovison debate. My point was that if you had a MS environment, what would be even less valuable than a true paper MCSE? It's like hiring an electrician to fix your plumbing.

~ Jamie West Received on Fri Jan 11 2002 - 21:15:07 CST