Nick McGrath, Microsoft's head of platform strategy, is at the spearhead of the software giant's attempts to head off the open source danger. Having helped launched both NT4 and XP into the UK, the 15-year Microsoft veteran now concentrates on combating the threat posed by organisations migrating to Linux. But, with an almost mockingly dismissive opinion of the opportunities brought about by Linux, McGrath is insistent that Microsoft is not losing ground. Instead he claims that Microsoft is winning key corporate and public sector deals on the critical battlegrounds of cost and security.
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Member since:2006-04-21
Well, all that you have to do is look at comments on this and other forums to see people bashing Microsoft and its products. Granted, this contingent of zealots may comprise a small percentage of Linux advocates, but they are anything if not vocal.
You could equally well say:
Well, all that you have to do is look at coments on this and other forums to see people bashing Linux and the distributions. Granted, this continent of zealots may comprise a small percentage of Windows/MacOS advocates, but they are anything if not vocal.
Believe it or not, we also praise stuff, including but not limited to Linux distributions. However, a lot of our time is unfortunately spent attempting to defeat FUD. In most people's minds "Microsoft=computers", therefore any FUD spread about Linux and other systems is likely to be believed. The shoe would be on the other foot if MS were the upstart, believe me. Assuming that in this parallel universe, MS could produce software that could compete without being a defacto monopoly.
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2006-01-06
Why doesn't it seem to occur to some people (not neccessarily you) that Linux does not exist to fight/kill Microsoft. Some people may use/develop for that purpose - but many programmers program FOR Linux not AGAINST Microsoft.
Well, all that you have to do is look at comments on this and other forums to see people bashing Microsoft and its products. Granted, this contingent of zealots may comprise a small percentage of Linux advocates, but they are anything if not vocal.