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____/ nessuno on Wednesday 07 Oct 2009 17:27 : \____
> On Oct 7, 6:05 am, chrisv <chr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Homer wrote:
>> > nessuno spake thusly:
>>
>> >> Homer wrote:
>>
>> >>> Ballmer obviously knows something that his army of shills don't, or
>> >>> at least something they don't want to talk about.
>>
>> >> I'm not sure it's quite as rational as that. Linux may be visceral
>> >> for Ballmer in a way that Apple is not.
>>
>> >Yes, I can see that now. Ballmer's comments are reminiscent of the type
>> >of paranoid behaviour exhibited during the Cold War.
>>
>> >Apple fights a conventional war against Microsoft, who are entirely
>> >unconcerned, because Microsoft has superior weaponry (money derived
>> >through "IP" and racketeering).
>>
>> >"Linux" fights a highly /unconventional/ war against Microsoft, one that
>> >undermines the effectiveness of those same weapons. You can't compete
>> >against "free" (cost), and you can't run protection rackets based on
>> >Free Software (license).
>>
>> >It's easy to see why Ballmer, and Microsoft as a whole, is so obsessed
>> >with "Linux".
>>
>> M$ doesn't mind Apple taking their slice of the market. M$ knows that
>> Apple is only interested in high profit-margin business, and will not
>> pursue the low-margin end of the business. This allows M$ to keep
>> their high margins while "competing" with Apple.
>
> To a certain extent, I think this is correct. Apple has often stated
> that they are not interested in anything except the high end of the
> market, and all their actions so far confirm this. I'm sure that
> gives comfort to Microsoft. Of course, I'm speaking of the computer
> and OS market, not the iPod or iPhone, where Apple has wiped Microsoft
> across the board.
>
> On the other hand, Apple's ads were very effective and irked Microsoft
> no end. Again, I think part of the reaction is visceral: Microsoft
> and its leaders imagine a world where only they control the message,
> and Apple's ads upset that world view.
Google also 'controls' information on the Web by serving as a gateway to many.
Look what Microsoft tried doing...
Bing Search Tainted by Pro-Microsoft Results
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| The first of the search results about the Microsoft Word question linked to a
| page about how expensive Manhattan is (Is Microsoft competing with Manhattan
| now?). The top responses to the "Is Microsoft Evil?" question were, get this,
| a link to a New York Times story about whether or not Google is considered
| evil, a link about proxy servers, and a link to a story about Microsoft being
| charitable. Wow.
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http://advice.cio.com/shane_oneill/bing_search_tainted_by_pro_microsoft_results
>> The FOSS model, obviously, is an entirely different, low-margin
>> competitor, and much more of a threat to Micro$oft profits.
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