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Re: [SLE] Microsoft sings a new tune on Linux
  • From: "Theo v. Werkhoven" <twe-suse.e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 23:39:28 +0200
  • Message-id: <20040815213928.GA8788@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sun, 15 Aug 2004, by crey@xxxxxxxxxx:

> On Wed August 11 2004 04:56, Anders Johansson wrote:
> > Analogies, I love breaking them :)
> >
> > When you're drowning you generally want to attract as much attention as
> > possible to that fact. If you could, you would take out a full page, front
> > page ad in the New York Times saying "I'm about to die, please help"
> >
> > But is that really a sound business strategy when your company is going
> > under? :)
>
> I absolutely agree. M$ is about the market and in the market "perception is
> reality". Hence if M$ shows any sign of weakening they will get devoured by
[..]
> No, M$ will paint a nice rosey picture right up until they are no longer
> believable - which is becoming the case more and more - not the M$ will ever
> admit it.

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Theo
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