The Empire Strikes Back - in China

jaymzter writes: "Reuters is reporting that Microsoft is dumping $750 million into China over the next three years. According to MS CEO Steve Ballmer, "What's good for the local industry in every country is good for Microsoft", especially when that other country is actually promoting and developing home grown Linux. From the article it looks like MS is willing to overlook China's legendary software 'sharing' as long as the government stays tight with Windows."

Comments

Riiiiiiiiight...

[Anomolous Cow Herd]

especially when that other country is actually promoting and developing home grown Linux.

Yes, of course M$ is out to get you, Linux!! That's what everyone thinks about before they make major business decisions: "If I do this, can I screw over Linux better???"

Face it, Linux is such a joke on the desktop that it is hardly important enough to consider when making major business decisions in a profitable corporation.

Thanks to /. for nothing

[The Living Fractal]

and to the rest of the good-for-nothing anti-MS-for-no-readily-apparent-reason crowd (the majority of splashdot)...

Maybe if the people in Microsoft's own country had more faith in them this 750$mil would be staying IN THE COUNTRY instead of leaving for COMMUNIST CHINA.

So, thanks again... The Department of Justice.../....llama linuxtrolls and anyone else who actually thinks MS is doing bad things for the country, because you just cost the rest of us $750,000,000.

Did you even read my post?

[Anomolous Cow Herd]

Let's see...

First, you present evidence based upon what someone (with near-zero credibility, because, let's face it, anonymity on the Internet is a license to lie) said in a post on Slashdot. Then you proceed to present your personal opinion as someone who is clearly a technical user.

Neither of these is an even remotely persuasive source. You are just spewing your own personal opinion with it's own slanted language (your sarcastic tone in listing companies, for instance) and passing it off as objective information.

Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, none of those companies that you listed either:

• Use Linux as a major component in their business strategy (in the case of the OEMs you mentioned). Contrast them with "Linux" companies such as RedHat, who recently posted a loss numbering in the millions, or VA Software, whose stock performance pretty much speaks for itself. Or any number of now-bankrupt companies, like Lineo.
• Force Linux onto the desktops of non-technical users (who consist of the vast majority of computer users). Animators and such do not fit in the catagory of "non-technical user" because most of them went to expensive schools for several years to learn the software platform that they work with every day.

In short, you totally missed the thrust of my post and generally made an ass out of yourself and Linux. Please don't disparage the real achievements of the Linux developers by making stupid arguements about things it clearly wasn't intended for.

As an aside, did you ever recieve an education outside of CS? Your ability to make an argument is laughable.