On 11/17/2006 09:36 AM, Russbucket wrote:
On Fri November 17 2006 09:19, afan@afan.net wrote:
Ballmer: Linux users owe Microsoft He says the open-source operating system infringes on his company's intellectual property
It's well worth having a look at the full text of Ballmer's comments:
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/108806.asp?source=rss I especially like the part where he says:
anybody who has got Linux in their data center today sort of has an undisclosed balance sheet liability
That degree of FUD-raking makes it look like they're pretty insecure about Vista being adopted on its own merits. It's also interesting how his description of the deal differs from the Novell story. At the same time, to the vast credit of the Novell developers it looks like Nat Friedman and Miguel de Icaza are fighting fiercely for a rewording of the agreement: http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonmatusow/archive/2006/11/11/your-input-requested.a... Wouldn't like to be in their shoes right now. Saill -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org