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
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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
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CoolGuy said,
April 23, 2008 at 9:01 am
More locking…
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9079798
This has dashed all hopes for success of OLPC project. Just see vapour ware coming out of this project from now on. What ever M$ touches turns into stone.
See a fork coming out very soon. Reminds me of XFree86 and X.org saga
CoolGuy said,
April 23, 2008 at 9:06 am
The proof is in the pudding. One more innovative project that M$ kills
http://blogs.computerworld.com/the_olpc_resignations_continue_and_aaaaaaaa
World is better off without Microsoft
We should have a column of “The innovative project of the week killed by M$ drones”
Roy Schestowitz said,
April 23, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Microsoft and Intel are responsible for doing the “slog” against this project in order to ensure AMD chips and Linux don’t reach the children. See:
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/08/olpc-money-game/
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/11/intel-microsoft-wintel-olpc/
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/13/intel-corruption-astroturfing/
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/23/dumping-good-cause-excuse/
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/05/patent-microsoft-apple-olpc-intel/
http://boycottnovell.com/2007/11/28/patent-microsoft-intel-versus-olpc/
Akin to:
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/27/anti-linux-dumping-crusade/
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/microsoft-osa-invasion-attempts/
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/08/repatining-crime-rinse-repeat/
This is one of their most revolting crimes, which the press fails to cover properly.
ZiggyFish said,
April 23, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Let’s just say, if Microsoft didn’t create it, then it’s a target. Microsoft wants the world to revolve around them.
But on another note, this ones more interesting.
Microsoft, Google chiefs back in the ring
I’m starting to think Steve Ballmer is two years old (if he doesn’t get his own way he throws a fit).