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DATE | 2003-06-05 |
FROM | Dave Williams
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SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Internal Memo
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From owner-hangout-desteny-at-mrbrklyn.com Thu Jun 5 11:11:05 2003 Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mrbrklyn.com (8.12.3/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with ESMTP id h55FB5Zo028450 for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 11:11:05 -0400 Received: (from mdom-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id h55FB5aw028449 for hangout-desteny; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 11:11:05 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: www2.mrbrklyn.com: mdom set sender to owner-hangout-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com using -f Received: from athena.spinnet.net (athena.100megabit.com [216.235.147.84]) by mrbrklyn.com (8.12.3/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with ESMTP id h55FB4Zo028444 for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 11:11:04 -0400 Received: from dsc01-nyi-ny-2-165.rasserver.net (dsc01-nyi-ny-2-165.rasserver.net [205.184.174.165]) by athena.spinnet.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h55FDxE05234 for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 11:13:59 -0400 Subject: Re: [hangout] Internal Memo From: Dave Williams To: hangout-at-nylxs.com In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1054826005.2359.31.camel-at-connie> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.4 Date: 05 Jun 2003 11:13:25 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Dave Williams List: New Yorker GNU Linux Scene Admin: To unsubscribe send unsubscribe name-at-domian.com in the body to hangout-request-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com X-Evolution: 0000056d-0000 X-Keywords: X-UID: 13536 Status: RO Content-Length: 1480 Lines: 36
What Ballmer is really saying is that they have no new technological advancements to steal/"innovate". They previously "bet the company" (Ballmer's words) on .Net, but people still don't know what it is. Now they want to bet the company (I wish!) on Longhorn, whatever that is.
But their solution to the threat of Linux is simply this: Spend incredible amounts of money on advertising! Advertising, advertising, advertising!
That's just the official word. The other tactics include badmouthing, deep-discounting, and dirty tricks.
On Thu, 2003-06-05 at 11:07, Rene Ferrer wrote: > If Microsoft had actually done what it is saying here, perhaps the world > would be a much nicer place to live in. It is because of this very stupid > statement and all previous stupid statements like this that I began > searching for an alternative to Windows in 1993. > > > "While the noncommercial model may lead to many flavors of software, getting > broad, consistent innovation requires coordination across many technology > components. In the event of needed enhancements or fixes, the Linux > development community, no matter how well intentioned, simply cannot advance > Linux the way we can--and must--innovate in Windows" > > > The writing is on the wall and it ain't coming down any time soon... > > RF
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