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Ex-Microsofter Rick Belluzzo Prefers Linux
keird writes "I'm sure you all remember Belluzzo being pushed out of Microsoft earlier this year. ComputerWorld has a short, but interesting interview with him where he talks about why his new employer, Quantum uses Linux in their appliances." From reading the interview, Belluzzo seems to be pretty amicable to whatever will get the job done, and in this case, it's Linux.
Shhhh!
This is NEWS man, NEWS!
It's 'News that Matters' for geeks. Really.
We all care that some person might 'prefer' one OS over another in some case. WOW, call CNN!
Sad what slashdot has been reduced to lately with all the lame stories and repeats. If the staff can't be bothered to read what other staff members have posted, they certainly can't bother to think if the suggested 'story' is even 'news' worth posting.
Moderate me down to troll/flamebait as you will, but it's true.
Articles like this point out just how desperate the Linux community is for approval and validation. "Oooh look, an ex-Microsoftie is using Linux!! That must mean he thinks it's better!! We rock!!"
No. An employee of Microsoft, who may or may not have liked the company's software, is now working for another company, which happens to use Linux quite a bit. And he may or may not like the new company's software better. He'll use whatever gets the job done, be it Microsoft, Linux, or paper-and-pencil.
-Thomas
What are you saying? That MS does not bribe CEOs of corporations to use windows? If so you are sorely misinformed.
MS does indeed bribe CEOs and CIOs. Sometimes it's a yatch, sometimes it's a rolex, sometimes it's a free trip or two but MS knows how to spread the bribes.
War is necrophilia.
Check again, champ, he was 'let go' from Microsoft and had no choice in the matter. But hey, don't let the facts get in the way of your little puppet show.