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Linux Spurs MS Price Cuts

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cut-me-a-switch-boy dept.

jimb writes "Yahoo! reports: 'What's happening is that Microsoft sales reps have been instructed to be on the lookout for any businesses that are migrating some of their machines to the Lindows OS,' Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio told NewsFactor. 'If [the sales reps] think there's a real threat of some pretty large numbers of defections to open source, they can request authorization from Microsoft higher-ups to offer steeply discounted pricing."' I wonder how many businesses will now start pondering aloud the possibility ... I'm sure OS X is on MS's mind as well.

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  1. Price of Linux drops to compete! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Linux distributors announced today that prices for Linux would be 100% off, bringing the cost down from $0 to $0. "This is an amazing move in order to compete!" said one anonymous coward on Slashdot.org.

    1. Re:Price of Linux drops to compete! by Beliskner · · Score: 5, Funny
      Inspired by Star Wars II : Attack of the Clones, and in true linux fashion, 26 different distros of Lindows have appeared in conjunction with 6 different Windows Managers:

      Aindows
      Bindows
      Cindows
      Dindows
      Eindows
      Findows
      Gindows
      Hindows
      Iindows
      Jindows
      Kindows
      Mindows
      Nindows
      Oindows
      Pindows
      Qindows
      Rindows
      Sindows
      Tindows
      Uindows
      Vindows (Indian Versions)
      Xindows
      Yindows
      Zindows

      Rumours of AAindows and ABindows are surfacing. Windows anagers:

      KDE, Gnome, Insightful Troll, Redundant Insight, Informative Redundant, XX-Windows

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  2. Re:Selective discounting? by Blindman · · Score: 5, Funny

    It couldn't possibly be. Microsoft never breaks the rules, so you must have heard wrong.

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  3. hmm by Quasar1999 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if this works if you threaten to pirate their software? Seriously... I need Visual Studio .Net... I can't find an open source alternative that meets my needs... but if I threaten to pirate, will they give me a discount???

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  4. Microsoft Secret Sale! by Big+Toe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just enter code, "thinkingaboutlinux" at the confirm order screen to show products at up to 50% off!

  5. Re:Selective discounting? by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny
    That could fun to eavesdrop on: The company suits trying to act like they're gungho for Linux, and the Microsoft Salesdrones trying to test for smoke and mirrors.

    "So, ah, (checks list) which booter are you using, Lilo?"
    "Ah sure, uh and Stich, of course."
    "Stich..?"
    "Yes, version er 2.7 of course, very solid..."
    "Right ah umm.."

    That sort of Battle of the Titans could go on for hours.

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