Ballmer at it again...

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Lavene · #1 Post by **Lavene** » 2007-02-21 16:41

Here we go again...

DeanLinkous · #2 Post by **DeanLinkous** » 2007-02-21 17:00

novell......what can I say.....

Pobega · #3 Post by **Pobega** » 2007-02-21 17:09

He can talk all he wants but he can't do anything to Linux, especially Debian. Most Linux distros respect the rights of other's intellectual property, so I can't see anything happening with this. It seems like it's all just empty implied threats.

michael7 · #4 Post by **michael7** » 2007-02-22 00:17

Perhaps Ballmer realizes that Vista is a flop and this saber rattling, while seemingly aimed at Linux, is really an attempt to stem defections from M$, especially by its big corporate customers.

bluesdog · #5 Post by **bluesdog** » 2007-02-22 01:17

Balmy Ballmer is a joke...

Interesting poll at secunia

ghostdawg · #6 Post by **ghostdawg** » 2007-02-22 02:56

Well I guess now MS has Novell on its side to help it take over the world!

synux · #7 Post by **synux** » 2007-02-22 06:43

We should be fair to Micro$oft.. because Bill Gates just does it the good ol' American way

Grifter · #8 Post by **Grifter** » 2007-02-22 09:19

one thing that stood out for me, in that article, was how ballmer said "we have done very well against linux on the desktop" - WHAT!? WHAT!!??!

since when has microsoft ever acknowledged linux on the desktop before?

business as usual and they'd never have mentioned it, but now apparently they're doing "well" in that arena...

well, when you are on top, the only way you can go is down, and apparently linux on the desktop is becoming a factor - in their eyes, which should speak volumes (:

hcgtv · #9 Post by **hcgtv** » 2007-02-22 18:07

michael7 wrote:Perhaps Ballmer realizes that Vista is a flop and this saber rattling...

That's my thinking also, Vista is indeed a big flop.

dmn_clown · #10 Post by **dmn_clown** » 2007-02-22 21:35

Grifter wrote:one thing that stood out for me, in that article, was how ballmer said "we have done very well against linux on the desktop"

Of course they are doing well on the desktop, with their business practices (they are a convicted monopolist) it is kind of difficult NOT to do well on the desktop.

michael7 · #11 Post by **michael7** » 2007-02-22 23:12

And then there is this headline:

"Microsoft ordered to pay $1.52B in patent suit
Jury says the software maker infringed on Alcatel-Lucent patents related to digital music technology."

http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/22/technol ... tm?cnn=yes

michael7 · #12 Post by **michael7** » 2007-02-22 23:24

This is interesting too. Another customer-friendly decision by M$.

"The price of the virtualization software does not include a copy of Windows. And to get that copy, buyers have to agree to Vista's licensing rules — a legally binding document. Lurking in that 14-page agreement is a ban on using the least expensive versions of Vista — the $199 Home Basic edition and the $239 Home Premium edition — in virtualization engines."

http://www.time.com/time/business/artic ... 60,00.html

synux · #13 Post by **synux** » 2007-02-23 07:28

Lol... I hate Microsoft over everything.. but what can I say? It's the good ol' American way they are doing it

Pobega · #14 Post by **Pobega** » 2007-02-23 13:57

synux wrote:Lol... I hate Microsoft over everything.. but what can I say? It's the good ol' American way they are doing it

I don't mean to change the subject, but you do know Richard Stallman is from Manhattan, right?

synux · #15 Post by **synux** » 2007-02-23 20:13

Pobega wrote:
synux wrote:Lol... I hate Microsoft over everything.. but what can I say? It's the good ol' American way they are doing it
I don't mean to change the subject, but you do know Richard Stallman is from Manhattan, right?

Who is Richard Stallman? Never heard of him

Pobega · #16 Post by **Pobega** » 2007-02-23 21:51

synux wrote:
Pobega wrote:
synux wrote:Lol... I hate Microsoft over everything.. but what can I say? It's the good ol' American way they are doing it
I don't mean to change the subject, but you do know Richard Stallman is from Manhattan, right?
Who is Richard Stallman? Never heard of him

I truly hope you're joking. The founder of FSF and GNU?

synux · #17 Post by **synux** » 2007-02-23 21:57

Pobega wrote:I truly hope you're joking. The founder of FSF and GNU?

I'm taking it seriously.. I have never heard of him..

Pobega · #18 Post by **Pobega** » 2007-02-23 22:04

synux wrote:
Pobega wrote:I truly hope you're joking. The founder of FSF and GNU?
I'm taking it seriously.. I have never heard of him..

http://www.stallman.org/

synux · #19 Post by **synux** » 2007-02-24 11:04

Pobega wrote:
synux wrote:
Pobega wrote:I truly hope you're joking. The founder of FSF and GNU?
I'm taking it seriously.. I have never heard of him..
http://www.stallman.org/

Seems to be an important person after reading that website..
The founder of the Free Software Foundation and GNU? That's cool!

But it's kinda weird that a pr0-Linuxer like me doesn't know Richard Stallman

DeanLinkous · #20 Post by **DeanLinkous** » 2007-02-24 16:00

Nah. Just perfect proof that only using the term Linux keeps people unaware of the GNU part of it even a pr0-linuxer

Debian User Forums

Ballmer at it again...

Ballmer at it again...

Microsoft ordered to pay $1.52B in patent suit

M$ on Virtualization