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____/ ~flyer~@there.net~ on Saturday 17 May 2008 22:04 : \____
>
> Choosing a distro, installing, customizing, planning upgrades and newer
> versions. Big money ahead in Linux expertise.
>
> With windows the latest IT industry joke, Linux gets plenty of boosting
> as recorded by Roy daily, hourly, and by the minute.
>
> Entire enterprises dumping redmond garbage and migrating to Linux.
>
> With mere INERTIA ALONE keeping microsoft alive, the future is clear.
> Clear of microsoft and clearly Linux.
>
> With ignorant shills making pointless points thought up in pointed heads,
> the frantic position of microsoft is made more clear each day.
>
> Keep it up you Linux white hats. The goons of redmond are out of
> ammunition.
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
Microsoft's greatest problem revolves around profits per unit. In their SEC
they said:
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| A prominent example of open source software is the Linux operating system...
| To the extent open source software gains increasing market acceptance, sales
| of our products may decline, we may have to reduce the prices we charge for
| our products, and revenue and operating margins may consequently decline.
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http://www. microsoft.com/msft/SEC/default.mspx
Recently a leaked document showed that they give Windows away for just $18, so
the warning you see above is already a reality. Ballmer called Linux the
company's number 1 threat in February. Under a months ago we came to discover
that the company's sales of Windows declined 24%.
Also see this recent one (a week ago):
Wimpy: Why is Yahoo so afraid of Microsoft?
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| This has everything to do with business and nothing at all to do with
| technology. Wearing my business reporter's fedora, then, I'll point you back
| a week or so to Microsoft's most recent earnings announcement, which
| disappointed Wall Street. This is significant because it is hard to find a
| Wall Street analyst who remembers the last time Microsoft's earnings were
| disappointing. It simply doesn't happen. That's because Microsoft has a
| myriad of tools for adjusting the numbers to look just right.
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http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2008/pulpit_20080509_004880.html
Shades of Enron, but never mind.
Around the same time:
A reminder of why Microsoft wanted Yahoo
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| Henry Blodget at Silicon Alley Insider has posted Tuesday a good look at how
| Microsoft's Windows and Google's search will stack up by 2009. The results
| aren't necessarily surprising, but they're certainly interesting to see in
| print: By this time next year, Blodget predicts, Google search will pass
| Windows in total revenue.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9943247-7.html
Recent:
Is Microsoft Aura Fading?
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| Yesterday's early relief rally reversed, and Microsoft's value has now fallen
| by more than $30 billion since it unveiled its bid for Yahoo on February 1.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121004447596669953.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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