In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Mark Kent
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wrote
on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:52:17 +0100
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> begin oe_protect.scr
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>>| Like Apple, Microsoft is also acting upon competitive pressures -- but
>>| Apple is going after Goliath while Microsoft is trying to protect its
>>| flank.
>>| It feels threatened by open source software, such as Linux. Linux and
>>| programs that run under it are also typically much less expensive than
>>| Windows and Windows programs.
>>|
>>| [...]
>>|
>>| Meanwhile, Microsoft announced in April that it would begin providing
>>| technical support to some users of Linux, the open source Latest News
>>| about open source operating system that's a competitor to Windows.
>>| Specifically, Microsoft will support Linux running on Microsoft
>>| Virtual Server.
>>|
>>| Microsoft also created a Web site, Port 25, to facilitate communication
>>| with Microsoft customers using Linux and other open source software.
>>|
>>| [...]
>>|
>>| It feels threatened by open source software, such as Linux. Linux and
>>| programs that run under it are also typically much less expensive
>>| than Windows and Windows programs.
>>|
>>| Despite opening up to it, Microsoft doesn't like Linux. With its Get
>>| the Facts campaign, it disseminates information trying to dissuade
>>| people from using Linux.
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>> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/51220.html
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> ... like the previous article which claims linux isn't a threat...
> hehe! MS spend an awful lot of time and effort worrying about something
> which doesn't matter.
>
How many millions did they pour into killing Netscape?
I for one wonder if history won't repeat itself here. I hope not, but
there are times I wonder.
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