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Ballmer: "We'll Outsmart Open Source"
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."
"Micorosofts Steve Ballmer is spouting off again..."
Micorosoft? Never heard of them.
Learn to proofread, you fucking retards.
A more bloated product maybe. But currently open source can cover 95% of everybody's needs; imagine the future...
this looks like a prelude to a whole new round of dirty tricks
Don't think so. Why not? I mean, they are Microsft, right?
Yeah, they aren't the nicest company in the world, but guess what: no companies are. That includes our precious VA Research/Linux/Software, Ximian, and Redhat.
They don't need to do dirty tricks at this point in the game. They've already won. And... brace yourself... they won by having a better product.
Before you call me a Microsoft groupie, think about it. Windows XP, despite the draconian licencing (which is honestly their right), is so much easier to use than Linux it's not even funny, and it's just as stable. Internet Explorer is -- bar none -- the best browser today. Mozilla doesn't even come semi-close. Office is so capable that even LaTeX can't compare anymore, and Office has more functionality than Corel and any of the open-source efforts combined! The Visual Studio IDE integrates everything wonderfully, integrating a really slick editor, a world-class debugger, and a high-quality compiler.
And these are all availble at reasonable prices. Before you say "But linux is free!", consider that you need training to use it... which takes time, money, or both, which are certainly not free.
Face it. Microsoft has already won by having better products. Open Source is playing catch up, as usual.
Dragging people kicking and screaming into reality since 1996.
Remember - this "community" is composed of developers who would NEVER share their source code with each other - it's the family jewels to them. How is Micro$hit^H^H^Hoft going to create a community when their "community" members whole business model if founded upon keeping secrets as the only competitive advantage?
When they go to resusitate him with the latest and greatest defibrillator coupled with Windows CE (to allow doctors to diagnose, perscribe and treat efficiently of course) do you think that he will let them? Or better yet when the machine asks for his credit card to "swipe and activate the DRM (digital restraint managment)" feature do you think he'll cough up? hehe.
After all if their product is so good, they should trust their life with it!
(btw, this is meant as a joke only, no flamewar)
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So far they have been outsmarting the linux developers. That's why Windows is still the dominate PC OS. Despite the fact that Linux is availible in every computer store, including CompUSA for less than Windows, and despite the fact that anyone can download it for free, windows still dominates. And that's because Windows has been outsmarting Linux. But not just with their own programmers, with the rest of the programmers in commercial development too. The big apps, the ones that people are buying, still aren't programmed for Linux. Untill Linux gets better commercial support as well as community support, M$ can continue to outsmart linux by sheer size alone.
T Money
World Domination with a plastic spoon since 1984
Today we will discuss
ONCE UPON A TIME
there was a man who liked computers.
Said the man!
A young, stinky gnulix-loving student came up to the man. "HERE! GNULIX IS THE BEST!" stammered gnulix-guy, drool seeping out of the corner of his mouth.
An attractive, buxom woman then came up to the two. "Forget gnulix, use these products! They're good, not just free!"
Computer man left with Windows Woman.
So what's the moral?
Windows gets you chicks.
Gnulix just gets you
MEEPT!!!
Microsoft is running scared? I don't see why. They clearly make a better product. If they didn't, I could play any game I wanted to on Linux, and I could use Linux without having to read the fucking (hard to understand, and poorly written) manual.
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The Steve Ballmer "developers" movie is here
Well, someone has to write all of the bugs and security holes.
"I think so, Brain, but 'instant karma' always gets so lumpy." - Pinky
"Decepticons FOREVER!!!" - Ravage
Ballmer couldn't outsmart open sores.
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