The Nuclear Option
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| A strategy that totally pays off in this game is 'maniac tactics'. The
| main idea is -- while remaining of sound mind -- bluffing your opponent
| that your hand on the steering wheel will not budge, whatever the he
| does. Instilling Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt into him should be enough.
| For example maintaining that Linux violates Microsoft's patents but
| showing no proof. This street game is rather short, but the ridiculous
| market situation lasts for years. And for years, the annoyed FLOSS
| representatives stopped reacting to the different forms of FUD. That
| is why they 'checked' the poker hand and demanded the specifics. Show
| us the Code / Show us the Patents is just a spontaneous action, but
| an idea has sprouted...
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| Oh, it will be tough to pretend to be a maniac for eternity...
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http://polishlinux.org/gnu/the-nuclear-option/
Related:
Ballmer On Google: Same FUD, Different Day
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| Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday bad-mouthed Google for being
| successful at only one business (even though it's a business Microsoft has
| been trying unsuccessfully to break into). But the target doesn't matter.
| It could have been Linux. Or Apple. I'm just worn out by the repetition.
| Ballmer's trash-talking is a tired routine. He needs to get a new act.
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http://informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/03/ballmer_on_goog.html
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