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Microsoft Responds to Leaked Memo
AbbeyRoad writes "CNN, has a
story on Microsoft's response the
internal memo previous leaked:
"Microsoft believes many of its efforts to market its products against Linux and open source are backfiring, according to a memo posted on the Internet. ... Microsoft declined to comment on the authenticity of the memo, and did not answer when asked if it believes its marketing against Linux and open source has been effective. ... Microsoft spokesman Jon Murchinson said: ''The document in question seems to suggest that the basis for evaluating products has been long-term customer value, and that's something we agree with. I think our marketing is geared toward that issue, toward long-term customer value.'' ""
long-term customer value
With the new licenses, the value increases every upgrade!
Buy a Nintendo DS Lite
"I will see you back here next year, for a debate on our Halloween VIII memo, now in development." he proceeded to add.
Sources indicate that next year's halloween memo will require 20Gig for a full install, but will be available as a "web-service" for a small subscription fee.
Are you on drug(s)?!! Why not?
Microsoft would be sent to gulag.
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Go canucks, habs, and sens!
And this is the company considering charging extra for security?
or is that long term customer security?
I wonder how Palladium is supposed to stop cut-n-paste though...
gates: so, that Switch thing misfired?... how did they figure it out?
PRguy_In_cape: dunno boss, looks like we shouldnt be using clip art.
gates: damn, we need something out to get us into slashdot again...
PRguy_IN_cape: should i release that internal memo?
gates: i love slashdot.
Maybe Microsoft would have better luck in their campaign against Linux if they systematically vandalized the whole of NYC with Pro-MS/Anti-Linux stickers.
They've never that before, right? It's bound to work and probably won't cost them more than $50 or $60 in fines.
Does anyone else find it funny that Raymond won't release the source for this internal memo?
"I think our marketing is geared toward that issue, toward long-term customer value."
Now if only their PRODUCTS were geared towards long-term customer value, maybe they would be having more success.
Or these "memos" leak a bit too easily ? Almost sounds like part of Microsoft tactic :)
Agent Balmer: "You know what I can't stand about Open Source.... it's the smell!"
I'm not saying you're wrong. But they'd increase the page hits a lot more by drifting into sex topics ... maybe. It'd be nice if little incremental stories like this were posted without opportunity for comment.
But, hey, it's not like rehashing the same arguments for 1001th time is a statistically significant increase from 1000, right?
Can we start a long-overdue thread on "which OS, on which platform, is best?"
No, that's what billg really looks like ever since the pie incident... notice he looks a bit fatter in recent years - that's the makeup fx covering it all up.
must... stay... awake...
Actually, Microsoft does produce a quality product, despite what the Linux-obsessed masses seem to think.
Linux-obsessed masses? What planet is this on? On my planet, Earth, nobody knows about Linux except a bunch of long-haired badly shaven socially-inept geeks (self included).
by reading our strategy against open source software you, the developer, agree to not use gpl'ed tools against the beast, 'er microsoft, inc.
I find it rather ironic that this message thread in my browser just happens to have an advertisement for Microsoft Studio .NET
There goes their marketing against Linux back-firing again.
come on fhqwhgads
1) 3rd party programs leave behind files after uninstallation or overwrite files needed by the OS.
and this doesn't strike you as an operating system problem?
You really need to get out more...
I live in a giant bucket.
Actually, Microsoft does produce a quality product
True, but you can't run a server or a decent desktop with just an intellimouse...
Acquiescence leads to obliteration