How about Amazon.Com ? They switched to Linux (last year, I believe) and 
issued a press release bragging that they would realize millions of 
dollars per year in savings by dropping Microsoft. Follow the link to 
read the article,  _How Linux saved Amazon Millions_.

http://news.com.com/2100-1001-275155.html

Lee Einer

George Gambill wrote:

>Got some would be experts pushing an all MS environment to a startup
>company.  They (these experts) claim that Linux is not ready for serious
>consideration.  Talking to them (at their preliminary presentation) it
>became obvious to me (but only me) that they have no clue as to what Linux
>is capable of today.  It seems the only products they know are MS and
>therefore the only products they have to offer are MS based.
>
>As a side bar, I have been talking with IBM concerning Linux and their AS400
>line.  IBM thinks Linux is ready.  Google found just over 2.5 million web
>pages on IBM and Linux.  I have to believe other big players (other than
>IBM) have also embraced Linux.
>
>If any of you (PLUG) can remember such other players, their names would help
>me find them.  At the next presentation by these so called experts, I would
>love to present them with a big bite of Linux reality. 
>
>Thanks in advance, George
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