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MS Struggles to Discredit Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-to-read dept.

PrimeNumber writes "The Register has this interesting story about a supposedly "leaked" email from Microsoft Windows division VP Brian Valentine. Although half of it is admittedly suit/rah rah speak, the interesting nuggets mention use of Microsofts "Sun and Linux insiders"." The whole email is pretty funny actually.

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  1. another leaked email by MathJMendl · · Score: 5, Funny

    From: Brian Valentine
    Sent: Wed 1/2/2002 1:14 PM
    To: WW Sales, Marketing & Services Group
    Subject: Me again -- Linux updates (part 2)

    Our elite PI squad has managed to break into the linux infrastructure! Now, all their source code base are belong to us! With their source code, we can now see how they do things. This infiltration of linux will let us defeat linux, once and for all, from the inside! All we must do now is figure out what the heck all that code means... We would know already, but Visual Basic wasn't able to open their source code files for some reason.

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    1. Re:another leaked email by Alsee · · Score: 5, Funny

      Now, all their source code base are belong to us!
      ...but Visual Basic wasn't able to open their source code files for some reason.

      What happen?
      Someone set up us the bsod.

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  2. The real source of this email..... by oobeleck · · Score: 5, Funny

    Deep inside Slashdot headquarters......

    CmdrTaco: Come on guys this is BS. We needs some
    news today. Isn't ANYTHING interesting going on?
    Do I have to do EVERYTHING myself???

    [CMDRtaco@debianbox] telnet expoitable.sendmailbox.ru

    220 exploitable.sendmailbox.ru ESMTP Sendmail 8.6

    HELO aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa(250 times)
    250 exploitable.sendmailbox.ru Hello debianbox.slashdot.org pleased to meet you
    mail from: bvalentine@microsoft.com
    250 2.1.0 bvalentine@microsoft.com... Sender ok
    rcpt to: news@theregister.co.uk
    250 2.1.5 news@theregister.co.uk... Recipient ok
    data
    354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself
    To: WW Sales, Marketing & Services Group
    Subject: Me again -- Linux updates

    etc...............

    Oldest Troll trick in the book.

  3. Re:Tracking forwards by Glytch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, you're right, if you assume clueless users.

    We're talking about sales people here.

  4. The most telling line in the whole email... by malevolence · · Score: 5, Funny

    that makes me think it actually is real is the following:

    "We have the best d*mn sales force in the world backed by the best engineers in the world."

    Only a marketroid would think that the salesmen are more important than the engineers.