[Am-info] Re: MS fights Open Source with freebies

[John J. Urbaniak]

I give up.  What's "Teratology?"

John


"Glenn T. Livezey, Ph.D." wrote:

> Mark Hinds <zoro980@attbi.com> notes
> >It seems MS will even give away server licenses to fight OS (freebsd
> >in this case). <http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/28386.html>
>
> Lies, damn lies and consultants.
> Thank you, great read. If there really were any semblance of justice
> left in the Department of (IN)Justice in these United States, it
> would be worth forwarding on the them as evidence that M$ does continue
> with monopoly building and maintaining practices to this very day.
> But as M$ IS JUSTICE, in our dark hours under the Shrub, you shouldn't
> waste the effort.
> That M$ stooges (excuse me, sales/consulting reps)
> 1) don't know the difference between LINUX and any other non-MS OS
> does not surprise me,
> 2) that they would supply TCO numbers from fantasy land does not
> surprise me,
> 3) that they would argue that LINUX is "inherently insecure,
> unreliable", does not surprise me - ('insecure'? are these
> 'consultants' certified digital psychoanalysts?),
> 4) that they would represent their own swisscheese products as 'secure'
> and 'reliable' or even relatively so, with the phrase "long-time
> proven" does not surprise me,
> 5) but that they would offer to supply flatly 'free' software licenses,
> and future guarantees of 'free' licenses, does surprise me, at least
> until I stop and consider that nothing was offered in writing.
> And that opportunity for 'anon' to get their offer in writing, whether
> he would ever seriously consider it or not, was a missed opportunity
> to provide further evidence of M$'s continued monopoly practices.
>
> Damn. Would have been nice, and would have demonstrated to his company
> that he had considered all the options before submitting a complete
> report on his decision making process. And would provide a basis for
> combating future M$ PR/sales assaults on his company and his job.
>
> Ah well, thanks again for the headsup on the article.
>
> Glenn
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