__/ [ Kier ] on Wednesday 20 December 2006 13:13 \__
> On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:03:14 +0100, High Plains Thumper wrote:
>
>> "Alex" wrote:
>>
>>> Earlier this morning I visited http://www.linux.com, and to
>>> my surprise there was a huge Microsoft banner add on the
>>> top page and right in the middle. It's been a while since
>>> I visited this site, but what's up with that? Is linux.com
>>> so despirate they must take revenue from Microsoft, or is
>>> Microsoft so scared that they have to plug their ads on
>>> every Linux site? I remember when Linux Magazine started
>>> showing Microsoft ads, and there was a huge backlash.
>>>
>>> Just something odd I noticed.
>>
>> It isn't there now. Only ads are HP and IBM as sponsors,
>> about 2/3rds the way down.
>
> Microsoft Dynamics, whatever that is. Just had a quick look myself. I
> wouldn't callit huge, though.
The same paplies to Slashdot. Same (commercial) owners.
Slashdot promotes windows!
,----[ Quote ]
| This ad appeared on this mornings reload of Slashdot.org. It
| ran big bold headlines "LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE CHOOSES WINDOWS
| OVER LINUX FOR RELIABILITY!" and stopped at the frame shown here.
| The implication is "Windows is more reliable than Linux in server
| environments. You should run Windows Server 2003 if you want to
| succeed."
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http://planet-geek.com/archives/003510.html
Can you imagine Linux ads in Microsoft's turf? Money still makes the world go
round. Marketing/brainwash can defeat merits and values.
While on this topic, and having mentioned the above...
Fighting Claims That Open Source Is Insecure?
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| Lately there has been a HUGE push by Certified Microsoft
| Professionals and their companies to call clients and warn
| them of the dangers of open source. This week I received calls
| from 4 different customers that they were warned that they are
| dangerously insecure because they run Open Source Operating
| systems or Software because 'anyone can read the code and hack
| you with ease' they are being told. Other colleagues in the area
| also have noticed this about 3 Microsoft Partners or so they claim
| have been going out of their way to strike fear of OSS in
| companies that respond with 'yes we use Open source or Linux'
| when the sales call comes in.
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http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/01/0413212&from=rss
Reviewing a Microsoft anti-Linux case study
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| The answer is that neither Linux nor Solaris nor any other Unix variant is
| mentioned in this report; Microsoft simply hung an anti-Linux label on a
| very carefully worded story about a pair of committed Microsoft partners,
| HP and Accenture, getting together with Microsoft to sell rather simple
| technology to a willing customer - whose employers, I think, should be
| seriously embarrassed.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Murphy/index.php?p=739
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