Microsoft: Open source threatens our business(OT)
"In a quarterly report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Microsoft has confirmed it sees the open-source software movement as a threat to its commercial business model." http://www.linuxworld.com/go.cgi?id=741832 -- Fred A. Miller Systems Administrator Cornell Univ. Press Services fm@cupserv.org, www.cupserv.org
On Thursday 06 February 2003 16:19, Fred A. Miller wrote:
"In a quarterly report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Microsoft has confirmed it sees the open-source software movement as a threat to its commercial business model."
So giving Microsoft the Best System Integration Software award (http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/linuxworldny03/V33/press.cvn?id=11&p_id=12) was mainly to annoy them? ;-) Paul.
From my understanding of 10-Q reports. They tend to cover the bases on pretty much everything that "might" influence earnings. Corporations generally take this tactic to avoid the potential of share holders torts (lawsuits) in the event that something isn't mentioned that has a negative effect on the any earnings or stock prices. So, they use a shotgun method so no one can say that they withheld information and then claim it was do to some sort of incompetence or conspiracy.
Now, the fact the Linux is threatening M$ is like saying the sun is hot. If M$ wasn't threatened by Linux then way all the bad mouthing about it? I see this statement as coming because two reasons. One, the SEC is, finally, making corporations report in a more forthright and meaningful way. So, if M$ wants to keep out of their radar they will play ball - they don't need any more scrutiny or bad press about the hint of more shinanagens. Two, by having to comply with the first reason, M$ hasn't really got a choice but to come clean, and also should M$ lose anymore market share to Linux no one can say they weren't for warned. Frankly, I think M$ hates having to come the the realization that it's not that Linux isn't going away, but that Linux is beating them where it counts - Quality in product and "true" innovations for industry. Cheers, Curtis. On Thursday 06 February 2003 9:19 am, Fred A. Miller wrote:
"In a quarterly report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Microsoft has confirmed it sees the open-source software movement as a threat to its commercial business model."
http://www.linuxworld.com/go.cgi?id=741832
-- Fred A. Miller Systems Administrator Cornell Univ. Press Services fm@cupserv.org, www.cupserv.org
M$ is being silly. their primary model is users not nerds. Users like
those I collect jokes about. The kind of jokes we have all heard.
Those people however can still be reached when you tell them about the
latest upgrade or die nonsence built into M$ Works or M$ Office and then
recommend OpenOffice or Star Office. The more we cross compile of our
programs the more we can reduce M$ to an OS only company.
I have ordered a copy of Knoppix which I expect will turn into a great
demo and sales tool as you can use most any machine without installing
onto the drive. I invision a time when that distro will become a primary
toolchest item for consultants etc for drive recovery and antivirus work.
For this decade that is our primary market fellow nerds and even
wireheads. I assume we have hardware diagnostic programs some where
which will make it to Knoppix.
As Winston Churchill said "this is the end of the beginning"
Dont misunderstand their OS is buggy and forever in beta and their addons
are no better.
Thank M$ for its increasing hardware demands which forced the hardware to
evolve in decades rather than a century; made computers into toys for
they toy / user market which provides job opportunitys; for inventing
convient bells and whistles which make computers easy to use.
They have earned their place in history.
The future is ours if we choose to take it.
CWSIV
On Thu, 6 Feb 2003 19:23:40 +0100 Paul Uiterlinden
On Thursday 06 February 2003 16:19, Fred A. Miller wrote:
"In a quarterly report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Microsoft has confirmed it sees the open-source software movement as a threat to its commercial business model."
So giving Microsoft the Best System Integration Software award=20
http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/linuxworldny03/V33/press.cvn?id=3D11&p_id=12
was mainly to annoy them? ;-)
Paul.
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On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 19:32, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote:
Thank M$ for its increasing hardware demands which forced the hardware to evolve in decades rather than a century;
Bollocks! Hardware was better in home computers than in PCs. The Amiga outclassed the PCs current at the time (33Mhz) with a much superior design. The PC caught up and surpassed it because of its modular design and (semi) open architecture, allowing one company to improve the graphics while another worked on the sound. The rest has been completely natural evolution, as mainframe technology led the advances and sifted down to PCs as it became cheaper to build. Microsoft software expands to fill the space available for it. But that's not the reason people upgrade their hardware. Noone I know buys a new PC because he "just has to have XP". The new games, on the other hand, can be an incentive for better hardware. In business, hardware frequently is still on 3-5 year old technology, so that's not the driving force. The home user is, and he wants games. Microsoft has invented nothing, and caused nothing to be invented. Except perhaps MS Bob
** Reply to message from Anders Johansson
Microsoft has invented nothing, and caused nothing to be invented.
Except perhaps MS Bob
hear hear !!! <G> In fact didn't even bob, devolve into clippie ??? And ever more annoying items of that ilk .. -- j afterthought: Sure women come with instructions, just ask one.
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