Microsoft's Latest Whizzo Plan: Divide and Conquer

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| One of the interesting things about Microsoft is that its official commentary
| on the way things are tends to reveal, rather, how it perceives them. In this
| case, a completely general open source mandate is morphed into an insane
| government plot to replace Windows by GNU/Linux.  
|
| It's nothing of the kind, of course; it's just about regaining control over a
| core part of government infrastructure, something that open source provides
| automatically – and that the proprietary Windows never can. But Microsoft
| just can't bring itself to admit this, because its entire business model is
| based on dictating to the customer: Thou Shalt Upgrade to Vista, etc.
| Instead, it has to frame things in crude, Manichean "Us vs Them", terms.
| Let's hope that its 2015 strategy is a little more nuanced.      
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?blogid=14&en...

Jinkies! Microsoft’s 2015 open source strategy

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| 2015? (Spit take.)
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| 20-ohmygoodness-15?
|
| [...]
|
| Jinkies, even John McCain now says he can get us out of Iraq by 2013.
|
| [...]
|
| In his post, Ramji calls the decision to deliver automated management through
| System Center across heterogenous environments a “great day.” Great for
| Microsoft maybe. For the rest of the world, not that big a deal.  
|
| Jinkies.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2451

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Sun exec accuses Microsoft of 'patent terrorism'

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| The efforts of Microsoft to pressure the Linux community over alleged and
| unspecified patents is akin to "patent terrorism", according to a local
| executive for Sun Microsystems.  
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Sun-exec-accuses-Microsoft-...

Microsoft, the art of Corporate Terrorism.

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| Microsoft, no longer the technological leader in the Computer Desktop
| market, is taking on a terrorist role in its attempt remain in power
| at all costs. (see the link to the CNN story below)
|
| The tactic is intended to frighten current, and would be, free
| software users away from products that Microsoft just can't compete
| with. It's not a new tactic, but for the first time desperation is
| beginning to show.
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http://sweetcomputing.com/index.php?wiki=Microsoft_Terrorism

Convicted Monopolist Terrorizes Software Industry

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| That headline is designed to grab your attention. Sensationalistic as
| it may be, it also happens to be true, if what you mean by 'terrorize'
| is to provoke fear.
|
| If you've been following the presidential race in the United States,
| you know the present crop of candidates have been exploiting the fear
| of the American people as they never have before in the history of
| the country.
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http://www.linux.org/news/opinion/ms_threats.html

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