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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Challenger said,
May 9, 2008 at 11:32 am
I enjoy this section a lot !!
ZiggyFish said,
May 9, 2008 at 7:44 pm
one idea though which would be good is to have the articles the topic is referring to on the top of the list. (like where is the ‘Yet Another Microsoft Antitrust Possible’ article)
Roy Schestowitz said,
May 9, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Thanks. That’s a good idea. Maybe I should use subheadings too. I’ll try some things.
LinuxIsFun said,
May 9, 2008 at 11:04 pm
too much space is wasted in the left margin
Roy Schestowitz said,
May 9, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Of the site’s layout or the individual post?