____/ [H]omer on Monday 22 October 2007 11:31 : \____
> Santa: And what do /you/ want for Christmas, baby Ballmer?
> Sweaty: World Domination ... Muuuaaaha-ha-ha.
> Santa: I don't think I have any left. Here, have Monopoly instead.
>
> .----
> | Mark Hinkle offers up a few ideas for Microsoft on who to put
> | on its open-source Christmas list. Interesting....
> |
> | [quote]
> | Perhaps they should buy a company for the technology and
> | something complementary to their portfolio. Granted a company with
> | a large community might be nice but could be quickly alienated
> | because of anti-Microsoft sentiment
> | [/quote]
> `----
>
>
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9801566-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad
>
> If you can't beat them, buy them. Eh Sweaty?
>
> Not that Sweaty gives a damn about alienating parts of the GNU/Linux
> community. Oh wait ... he does - Divide and conquer: rule 23 in the
> Pearly Handbook of the Rules of Acquisition. They even stole the /book/
> from the Ferengis. Has Microsoft ever actually /made/ anything, other
> than everyone else miserable?
>
> Ho, ho, ho.
Only small companies, eh? 20 companies a year.
You know what they say:
"One competitor a day keeps the FTC away."
Microsoft has found a loophole.
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~~ Best of wishes
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