In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
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on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:34:09 +0100
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> __/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Friday 20 April 2007 18:45 \__
>
> Gates:
>
>> There seems to be a curious assumption running around the world:
>> "Microsoft is a malevolent Machiavellian organization which is always
>> doing secret evil things according to hidden agendas and you can't trust
>> anything they say."
>
> Here's one pick among many. Anti-Linux technical sabotage.
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | From: Bill Gates
> | Sent: Sunday, January 24, 1999 8:41 AM
> | To: Jeff Westorinen; Ben Fathi
> | Cc: Carl Stork (Exchange); Nathan Myhrvold; Eric Rudder
> | Subject: ACPI extensions
> |
> | One thing I find myself wondering about is whether we shouldn't try
> | and make the "ACPI" extensions...
> |
> | It seems unfortunate if we do this work and get our partners to do the
> | work and the results is that Linux...
> |
> | Maybe there is no way to avoid this problem but it does bother me.
> |
> | Maybe we could define the APIs so that they work well with NT and not
> | the others even if they are open.
> |
> | Or maybe we could patent something related to this.
> `----
>
> http://edge-op.org/iowa/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/3000/px03020.pdf
>
> There ya go, Billy boy! Is it suprising that some of today's laptops are
> Linux-hostile? You made it is. Here's the smoking gun.
>
Not only laptops. My AMD desktop hasn't been able to shut off properly
since release 2.6.17 or so.
As annoyances go, it's minor compared to K-man's critique of Vista. ;-)
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