05.04.08
Links 04/05/2008: GNU/Linux in Indian Schools, Google Threatens Microsoft Cash Cows and More
- Kerala Blazing the Trail for FOSS in Schools
- Is Office the new Netscape?
- Google may be beating Microsoft at its own game
- Sliced sphere in compiz-fusion-git packages
- Microsoft gouging Brazilians for 20 percent of income
- Red Hat Inc (RHT) newly added by Capital Fund Management S A
- The Engadget Mobile Interview: Jonathan Schwartz, CEO of Sun
- Desktop Linux strategies for marketplace success
- PlayOnLinux 2.7 released
- Intrepid Release Schedule
- Dual-licensing is unfair and community debilitating
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.
Google said,
May 4, 2008 at 10:56 am
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/may08/05-03letter.mspx
Google said,
May 4, 2008 at 10:57 am
http://www.osnews.com/story/19712/Microsoft_Withdraws_Proposal_to_Acquire_Yahoo
Roy Schestowitz said,
May 4, 2008 at 11:26 am
I mentioned this in the latest post. I don’t know if it’s over yet. In fact, some investors have gotten angry, as reported just a few hours ago (after posting this blog post), which indicated that Microsoft had the necessary impact, assuming a proxy war starts.