An invade, divide, and conquer Grand Plan
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. Learn more
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. Learn more
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. Learn more
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. Learn more
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. Learn more
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy. Learn more
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Logan said,
April 16, 2008 at 9:10 am
The neo-fascists climb to power continues in Europe as I said a few days ago. Berlusconi joins Sarkozy. Expect internet filtering, 3 strikes law and software patents. Besides the normal behavior of neo-fascists that is favoring corporations above anything. Time always proves me right!
Roy Schestowitz said,
April 16, 2008 at 1:23 pm
It’s interesting that you bring this up. Unrelated to Linux specifically, I received the following E-mail a few days go:
“I just heard the result of the Italian elections and it appears Berlusconi is back in power. I had never heard of his opposition, Walter Veltroni, before this election. Possibly because I only have a minimal knowledge of Italian politics. I was curious and decided to look him up in Wikipedia. What struck me is that he’s yet another European politician who is a Bilderberger. So, with Italy, it looks like there wasn’t much of a choice as far as foreign policy goes.
“It’s amazing what a pattern has developed with all of these Bilderberger European politicians: Blair, Brown, Merkel, Rasmussen, Sarkozy, etc. It’s kind of sickening. Is this some kind of new European tradition and a sort of “rite of passage” to qualify a politician as a candidate for leadership? Even though I’m American, I feel heartened and surprised when I hear a European politician (like Chirac) who is willing to criticise the US.”