The legions of the Linux nerds are on the march - Microsoft beware
http://www.sundayindependent.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=2591&fRequestedUrl=%2Findex.php%3FfArticleId%3D3687767
It's a newspaper that doesn't get technology/the Internet. It requires
subscription (even when bots enter). But have a look at the following new
items. Microsoft /knows/ very well that Open Source and Linux is bound to
eliminate it. It's a lost battle.
Related news:
Ballmer: I worry more about disruptive business models than competitors
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| Well, at least this is an honest response to the open source threat.
| Much better than the patent FUD he has been spraying about. And, I
| suppose, it's a very telling reason why Ballmer continues to fixate
| on open source.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/02/ballmer_i_worry.html
Stop Him Before He Speaks Again!
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| Please Hammer, don't hurt him.
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| Just keep him quiet! Should we expect another mea-culpa in the inbox?
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| * Seattle-PI: Stock falls on Ballmer speech
| * Seattle-Times blogs: Ballmer's update: Reading (between) the
| lines and Brier Dudley - What's up with Vista?
| * Ballmer Vista forecast too rosy - Microsoft The Seattle Times
| * Barron's: Microsoft: Mixed Analyst Reaction To Warning On
| Vista Sales; Stock Sells Off (via Brier Dudley)
| * All the rest (hmm, is there a theme?):
| o Microsoft shares fall after analyst conference
| o Ballmer Sends Microsoft Shares on Slide
| o Microsoft shares tumble on CEO comments
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http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2007/02/stop-him-before-he-speaks-again.html
Just how closely is Microsoft studying the open-source play book?
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| It's no secret that Microsoft has been analyzing the open-source
| world for a few years now from a competitive perspective. Microsoft
| is endeavoring to emulate some open-source best practices with
| projects like its officelabs incubator effort.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=260
Related:
Not to worry. They'll never pull it off by transforming their business.
Using open source as a marketing ploy
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| This is typical trend riding fluff. If you go the Aras website you
| read about "Microsoft Enterprise Open Source Solutions", which is
| comical in and of itself.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/01/more_open_sourc.html
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| "Microsoft says open-source software is un-American. Has the
| company completely lost its mind?
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| By Andrew Leonard
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| Feb. 15, 2001 | Once upon a time, Microsoft executives confined
| their criticism of Linux and free software to old-fashioned FUD
| -- fear, uncertainty and doubt. Linux wasn't good enough for
| enterprise-class systems, they declared. You couldn't get
| quality support, and it was too hard and clunky for average users.
|
| Fair enough. But now, judging by comments made Wednesday by
| Microsoft's operating systems chief Jim Allchin (and reported
| by Bloomberg News), it turns out that free and open-source
| software is something far worse than anyone could possibly have
| imagined. It is nothing less than a threat to the American
| way of life! "
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http://archive.salon.com/tech/log/2001/02/15/unamerican/index.html
"Cancer", "communism"...
Elephants never forget.
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