Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 12th May 2007 21:40 UTC, submitted by dylansmrjones
"The Free Software movement is dead. Linux doesn't exist in 2007. Even Linus has got a job today." Controversial statements from the head of Microsoft's Linux Labs, Bill Hilf. Speaking on the last leg of a tour of Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, Bill Hilf, more formally known as Microsoft's platform strategy director, was in the region to 'be descriptive and intelligent in giving people an understanding of open source and debunk a lot of the mythology around open source'.
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Actually, I think it's funny because judging from the reviews and sales, Vista doesn't really exist either (or at least not half as much as XP).
The guy has the lwawyer's logic. Linux developers have a job and major companies both use and develop for Linux (see Intel's PowerTOP thread above). Therefore, Linux doesn't exist.
Cool.
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2007-02-22
Linux doesn't exist in 2007.
I don't know if this is funny because it's blatantly misinformed FUD, or because that has always been Microsoft's stance on Linux--until nearly 2007 when that whole Novell deal thing went down.
Edited 2007-05-12 22:01