Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 24th Aug 2007 13:24 UTC, submitted by irbis
Microsoft will launch several projects around Linux and other open source technologies for allowing Indian customers the option to run its products on different operating systems and technologies. The initiative, to be rolled out in around a month's time, is aimed at grabbing "more market share for the Windows platform by allowing interoperability with open source technologies such as Linux," said Radhesh Balakrishnan, director, platform strategy, Microsoft India.
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RE[3]: Well, that's the ball game.
by MollyC on Sun 26th Aug 2007 01:55
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"The key thing to realize here is that Microsoft is NOT in the business of competing with linux. They've learned that a better strategy is to compete with individual vendors, like Red Hat and Novell. In this arena they can be quite price and feature competitive."
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Nice story... when is this supposed to take place?
I think you mischaracterize the whole SCO affair. MSFT wouldn't be involved in a lawsuit that incompetent. It was simply too dumb for both the Microsoft executives and lawyers to join. The only reason they bought a unix license from SCO must have been to allow SCO to continue on its fools errand a little longer.
In the corporate world, Windows Server is doing quite well. That was Linux's fertile ground. Perhaps 'get the facts' is being retired because the compaign has largely succeeded, so there's no reason to be provocative anymore. Now Microsoft can just leave it up to positive advertising and word of mouth to get further sales.
The key thing to realize here is that Microsoft is NOT in the business of competing with linux. They've learned that a better strategy is to compete with individual vendors, like Red Hat and Novell. In this arena they can be quite price and feature competitive.