On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:47:12 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> ____/ Mike on Saturday 03 November 2007 15:36 : \____
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>> On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:03:50 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>> ____/ [H]omer on Saturday 03 November 2007 03:07 : \____
>>>
>>>> [Podcast] What's Behind the Linux Market Share Numbers?
>>>>
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>>>> | Some recent market research data shows that Linux is losing |
>>>> ground to Microsoft Server installations, but the Free Lunch team |
>>>> says there's more to this data than meets the eye. `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2211384,00.asp
>>>>
>>>> IDC ignores too many variables to make their "analysis" valid.
>>>
>>> No, IDC is (and has always been) a Microsoft shill. See in-depth
>>> analysis here < http://boycottnovell.com/2007/10/28/idc-linux-fud/ >
>>> and here < http://boycottnovell.com/2007/08/28/opendocument-ooxml-fud/
>>> >.
>>>
>>> It can't be a coincidence. The two companies have meals together.
>>> Let's let IDC just rest. They are corrupt if they do studies to suit
>>> companies' agenda and then hide the motives.
>>
>> The "research" reports that show msft as superior to Linux all have a
>> certain stench that seems to be emanating from Redmond. Monopoly money
>> begets praise regardless of how putrid the company's operations.
>
> If you look at the links below you'll find that IDC and Windows
> coordinate the fake studies, hide the sponsorship, and have money
> exchanges. Iowa's case had that exposed. IDC is a shill. It published
> whatever it's PAID to publish and Mirosoft is its Gold Customer.
Good stuff! I've been following the money trail on these research
reports for many years and have always found that it points back to msft
except for those cases where there is no disclosure of financial backing
(in which case, IMO, one would have to be a moron to think otherwise).
The simple truth of the matter is that the only way any reasonable person
will conclude that msft is superior to Linux is if msft pays them to say
it! Unfortunately, msft has way too much monopoly money and no place to
spend it (it certainly isn't spent on improving it's products, vista is
evidence of that) so the money finds it's way into the hands of its
highly vocal minions and even more unfortunately, into the hands of
politicians who are then more than happy to break the rules of corporate
regulation & antitrust to suit msft's every whim. The most unfortunate
aspect of the corporatocracy is that the company with the most monopoly
money wins regardless of how badly the consumer gets fleeced.
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