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"Linux is *the* threat," Says Microsoft

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the halloween-part-two dept.

Ami Ganguli writes "Anybody who works selling Linux into large accounts should read this leaked MS memo on The Register. Show it to your clients as well. The good news is that Microsoft is scared. The bad news is that these guys play tough. On the other hand, I've worked with IBM sales before, and they're no push-overs either." And it appears that they want to go after the the City of Largo as well.

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  1. Re:No News Here by Evangelion · · Score: 4, Redundant


    Exactly. This is probably like every other motivational sales memo you've ever seen.

    "[competitor] is the enemy. Make sure you never forget that, and focus on how bad they are and how good we are at [whatever we do]."

    I don't see what the big deal is. Some middle-manager salesman guy writes that Linux is *the* threat, and all of a sudden this is MS' stance on the matter?

    He's probably right, but that's beside the point.

  2. simple by popeydotcom · · Score: 2, Redundant

    XP Home & XP Professional are desktop operating systems. XP Server is the server OS, and it ain't out yet. 2000 is the only server product MS are pushing right now.

    And of course as we all know, Linux is a server OS, and isn't ready for the desktop ;)