I think the problem here is the person writing this article does not address the root cause of their problem. I'm sure he'd have the same amount of trouble (err, more) trying to connect a Lotus Notes client to the Exchange server. The problem is not Linux being ready, its trying to get incompatible peices of software to work together. If Microsoft released the protocol documentation for speaking to Exchange and Evolution officially supported all features, then his complaint may stand. If a company used a colaboration suite that was built for Linux, it could do everything he needed.

I know computer people have always looked down on business, but the truth is a good business/economics program is no easier than computer science

Well, I was going for the funny mod more than anything. I don't honestly believe buisness programs (the word encompasses so much, I was really refering to Marketing/HR/Sales/Managment) are inherently 'easier' than technical work, after all its a sound buisness model & management that make or break the buisness. But I do believe that the decision making process and/or the results of said decisions in the buisness world are often subjective (after all, how do you can you quantify people skills?), thus making it harder to identify the talented from the not-so-talented when compared to the technical side.

I wouldn't say of course. Retail game images have been ripped - those executables are signed when they get ripped as well, but those discs don't boot when you burn them...

I can't watch tv without removing and putting back on the battery cover for whatever remote I can get my hands on.