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Microsoft To Exhibit at LinuxWorld Expo

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the seems-like-a-good-idea-to-me dept.

Earendil writes "Linux Today has a confirmed report that Microsoft is going to be an exhibitor at LinuxWorld Expo. One can only guess at what Microsoft's motives might be. It will be interesting to see the reaction to the appearance of a Microsoft booth." No doubt this means that the more childish among us will make us all look bad. Sigh.

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  1. Wouldn't it be grand by ShwAsasin · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Wouldn't it be grand to laugh and yell to them "Hey, get your crappy product out of here. We are in control for once and your product is a big segmentation fault".

  2. Please by dh003i · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Like they're going to be contributing anything worthwhile tot the Linux community anyways.

    Give me a break. Linux is MS' mortal enemy.

    The only thing they'll be there to do is spout BS FUD about how MS is superior to Linux.

    They'll probably point out a bunch of "flaws" in Linux which are unrelated to its superiority as an OS; i.e., "there's no clear scheme of ownership in Linux". They'll, of course, have no constructive criticism: all there will be is propaganda on how Linux is "fatally and irrecoverably flawed". They certainly won't offer any insights into solutions for the "problems" they point out, other than to switch to MS.

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  3. Re:Their display will consist of... by dimator · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Dude, that was funny to you? I think it was pathetic, and only got the +5 Funny via "group think" moderators.

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  4. Your sig by dimator · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If slashdot sucks, why did you dupe their look and color scheme? Secondly, why did you do such a bad job at it?

    SlashdotSucks sucks.

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  5. ::Clueless:: by Lando · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Well I am clueless as to how this is news... It's not really important as far as I can tell... I don't use Linux to spite Microsoft, I use Linux so that I can get my work done. What does it matter what Microsoft does?

    Granted buying laws and that is important to know about, but the fact that they are getting a booth at a Linux Expo doesn't really matter other than something to gossip about.

    ie Nothing here move on.

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  6. Re:Childish by namespan · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Hi pot, this is kettle. You're looking mighty black today!

    Typical racist tripe. Sheesh.

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  7. Re:childish? by joshsisk · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Seriously though, it does do those things, but it's also not professional.

    And what aspect of /. _is_ professional?

  8. Re:My fear by Stackis · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I wonder is Richard works for Micro$shit...I mean $oft...

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  9. Re:Interesting by sinserve · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    > You conjured up an image of MS and CodeWeavers being stuck on the prototypical
    > desert island with a single palm tree. That wouldn't be nerf rockets, it'd be cannabalism.

    Or a dry, ruff, homosexual anal-rape.