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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. Basted in Blood! by gatkinso · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Basted in Blood!

    200 million turkeys!

    Basted in Blood!

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    1. Re:Basted in Blood! by tha_mink · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      mmmm....turkeys basted in blood.

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      You'll have that sometimes...
    2. Re:Basted in Blood! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      It's 250 million turkeys, some of whom voted for Bush.

  2. Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    can i spazz my jizz on your bunghole?

  3. Re:Selective discounting? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yahoo! has a photo of a customer who fell for the M$ price discount and was gouged as a result. When M$ gouges you, they really gouge you good.

  4. Slashdot success formula by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1. Keep eye out for potential articles about MS 2. Choose article with the most hit gathering potential 3.?????? 4 Profit!!!!

  5. Re:Microsoft promotes Open Source! by fldvm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Could you please learn how to write a Hypertext Link!