[plug] Article on Microsoft's Perception of Linux

[Alex Nordstrom]

On Thursday, 9 Sep 2004 08:57, Marc Wiriadisastra wrote:
> Hey All interesting article of how Microsoft views Linux.
>
> Not sure whether its just marketing or not.
>
> http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;2085474257;fp;16;fpid;0

If that's Microsoft's idea of marketing, somebody needs to go back to 
school. I doubt it, though, given their track record in that area.

I'd say this shows why they have been beating their marketing drums so 
hard lately. (They even had a two-page "Get the `facts'" campaign in 
the first issue of the Swedish Linux World edition.)

But while MS can present a glossy picture in their advertising, the U.S. 
has quite strict accounting regulations, especially following the Enron 
and Worldcom belly-ups (with mandatory quarterly reports as compared to 
the Australian semi-annual requirement). Failure to provide full 
disclosure on the issue -- and you don't have to be an OSS proponent to 
see that Microsoft's position is threatened -- could lead to top execs 
being led off in shackles by the time Redmond falls.

-- 
Alex Nordstrom
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