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Ballmer: "We'll Outsmart Open Source"

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the better-buildings-by-destroying-blueprints dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Micorosofts Steve Ballmer is spouting off again in this ZDNet UK article. To an audience of Most Valued Professionals in London, he says 'We'll outsmart open source.' Among other things, he also says 'Linux is a serious competitor.' We've known ever since the Halloween Documents that they have been running scared, but this looks like a prelude to a whole new round of dirty tricks. It also looks like damage control for the statements of Microsoft's Sr. VP Brian Valentines last week."

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  1. ESR: "I'll Kill You" by krog · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    fp niglets

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  2. Micorosofts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How about you be fair and write "open sores".

  3. for that matter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Micorosofts Steve Ballmer designates either an individual named "Micorosofts Steve Ballmer," or a person with the formal title "Micorosofts." Lacking an apostrophe between the final "t" and "s" in "Micorosofts" indicated either a noun ending in "s" or a plural "Micorosoft;" from the syntax of the sentence, it seems to mean the former.

  4. Re:I can outsmart you in four words by MoneyT · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How can that be off topic?

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  5. Re:I can outsmart you in four words by static55 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    because the moderators are full of shit?

  6. LOOK AT THE MOVIE ABOVE ME by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    and find out that this is NOT offtopic.. It's steve Ballmer prancing around the stages repeating the word developers!!! Sheesh.....

  7. Re:I can outsmart you in four words by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There is some terrible moderation going on of this comment and it's children. Wise up mods. It's completly hilarious.

  8. Steve Balmer by AgentGray · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    I just want to see him dance like a rabid monkey again... ..yeah that put's anything he says into perspective.

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  9. Re:I'm sorry, what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why is this modded down?!??

    Sure it's an opposing viewpoint, but it doesn't deserve a -1, Troll.

  10. Re:I can outsmart you in four words by aardvarkjoe · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Whoever moderated that as insightful -- thanks. You gave me a good laugh.

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  11. Re:I can outsmart you in four words by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Good post man-
    it's a shame theres so many asshole moderators who don't bother to even check the link first.

  12. Re:I can outsmart you in four words by jjsoh · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks for pointing that out. Because of you, I also had a pretty good stomach-cramping laugh.

    *phew*

    Time to catch my breath and get back to work...