__/ [ John Locke ] on Thursday 22 February 2007 17:20 \__
>>Did Microsoft want to 'whack' Dell over its Linux dealings?
>>http://news.com.com/Did+Microsoft+want+to+whack+Dell+over+its+Linux+dealings/2100-1014_3-6153904.html
>
> "We should whack them, we should make sure they understand our value,"
> wrote Paul Flessner, a senior vice president in Microsoft's server
> applications unit.
>
> I find the ethics of Microsoft executives to be particularly
> disturbing. What are they going to do ? Send Gweedo over to Michael
> Dell's house ? If I was him, I would hire some bodyguards.
>
> I hope Dell starts loading Linux and sets a trend for other computer
> companies to follow. But you can be sure that Microsoft will attack
> with all the fury of a scorned banshee. Pre-loaded PCs are
> Microsoft's bread and butter.
I think that Dell should offer dual-boot PCs. That'll give them an edge
(added value) over rivals and force them to follow suit. Would you take an
HP for $X (running Windows) or a dual-boot Dell for $X? As for the "bread
and butter" remark:
Microsoft Shuts Down Linux 10 Years Ago Says Iowa Attorne
,----[ Quote ]
| Going back now to as early as 1998, Microsoft starts to realize that
| Linux might pose a possible threat, and Vinod Valloppillil, who is
| a program manager at Microsoft, is asked by Mr. Allchin, Jim Allchin,
| to analyze potential strategies for combatting open-source software,
| and specifically Linux.
| His memos are leaked to the press in April -- I beg your pardon --
| in October of 1998 and become known as the Halloween documents.
| And the evidence will be that Microsoft uses its influence in the
| OEM channel, the computer manufacture channel, to make sure that
| end users have a difficult time buying PCs with Linux preinstalled.
`----
http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/RoundUp/Microsoft_Shuts_Down_Linux_10_Years_Ago_Says_Iowa_Attorney
I think that other memos mentioned proprietary 'extensions', hidden APIs,
SCO, etc.
But these are separate stories altogether.
--
~~ Best wishes
Surely, Microsoft has given up on altruism in the IT industry
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