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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Victor Soliz said,
April 26, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Dog bytes man?
Roy Schestowitz said,
April 26, 2008 at 11:06 pm
Calling Linux a “Dog”? How about “Wolvix” or “Puppy”?
Michael’s “dog bites man” benchmark will prove useful in the future because Microsoft has been spreading FUD about Linux power management in laptops (battery life), never mind some key issues that were introduced — or imposed rather — deliberately.
http://antitrust.slated.org/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/3000/PX03020.pdf