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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. Their display will consist of... by gosand · · Score: 5, Funny

    No doubt that their display will consist of Linux running on an Xbox.

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    1. Re:Their display will consist of... by Khalid · · Score: 5, Funny

      They probably want to win the 200000 $ grant :)

  2. Childish by Wrexen · · Score: 5, Funny

    No doubt this means that the more childish among us will make us all look bad. Sigh.

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

  3. Probably .NET by jsimon12 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am sure they will be pushing .NET, with Mr Gnome following close behind. Oh well hopefully people will have sense to stay out of the clutches of the evil empire.

    Though being a huge corporation with mounds of cash they might just have some Hot Booth Babes .

  4. Re:I don't really get it by Jucius+Maximus · · Score: 5, Funny
    ""Microsoft Linux" You realize that this is inevitable though?"

    Haven't you heard the news?

  5. You gotta hand it to them... by Subcarrier · · Score: 5, Funny

    The personnel manning the stand must have balls bigger than their brains. This deep into hostile territory they ought to have air support.

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  6. Rumor: by vegetablespork · · Score: 5, Funny

    Their booth will be right next to the exhibit floor exit, with a big sign that says "WE HAVE THE WAY OUT."

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  7. Depends... by unformed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who are you?

    Or, more specifically, male or female?

  8. Re:I wonder... by ender81b · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does mooning their booth make the community look bad?

    That depends. Since most geeks don't have ass's like britney spears I am very much betting it would make the community look bad. Nobody wants to see hairy ass, nobody.

  9. The top-10 list of reasons... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. That $200000 prize for Linux on X-Box is just too tempting.

    2. Office on Linux.

    3. DirectX compatibility-layer for Linux.

    4. .Net for Linux.

    5. Finally, a unifying desktop environment for Linux: 'LIN32'.

    6. A new kernel, now featuring Palladium (tm).

    7. No product, they just want to say goodbye to all of us before new laws make Linux illegal. Possibly they'll be mooning _us_.

    8. The booth contains a powerful explosive, set to go off as soon as a keep-alive timer from a PC running Windows XP fails. Talk about a 'blue screen of death'...

    9. They are not yet aware that they are invited to a _Linux_ expo. It is all a weird joke by Larry Ellison.

    and finally... (drumroll please!)

    10. They have ported Microsoft Bob to Linux!

  10. Re:I wonder... by warmcat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually the goatsex guy would probably give it a go.

  11. Re:Of course it won't happen but by Moonshadow · · Score: 5, Funny
    ya gotta admit that Office for Linux would be a useful thing to have around

    Yeah, I've been needing something to load test my machine with.

  12. Protesters dressed as Borg? by emil · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is probably best that we get this all talked out now, and treat them as fairly as possible. However:

    • Have a whole bunch of guys show up with arms in plaster casts and signs on their necks with "Compaq," "Gateway," "Dell," "HP," "IBM," etc. Just mill around their booth.
    • How about a coffin with "Digital UNIX on Alpha - Rest In Peace - BRING THE MICROSOFT MURDERERS TO JUSTICE!"
    • I love Slashdot's "Bill the Borg" logo. How about a T-Shirt? Sold from a booth right next to them? Who has the booths right next to them? Will they play along?
    • How about a T-Shirt like this:
      Windows NT Server $1,000 = Linux Free
      Microsoft Office $300 = Openoffice Free
      MS SQL Server $5000 = Sybase Free
      WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE THINKING?!?!?!
    • Another T-Shirt: Microsoft DRM - We've got all your money, now we want your civil rights.
    • How about Thomas Pensfield Jackson as a keynote speaker?

      There are lots of things that could be done to convince Microsoft that this is a really bad idea.