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Bill Gates On Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

King-of-darkness writes "USA Today had an interview with Bill Gates on june the 30th. Gates seems to be considering Linux as a passing thru competition just like OS/2., and That Microsoft are the ones that keep pushing new technologies."

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  1. Typical by cageyjames · · Score: 5, Funny

    (-1) for Bill Gates for being a Troll

    1. Re:Typical by Uatu · · Score: 5, Funny

      (-1) for Bill Gates for being a Troll

      Does this means I can actually ignore the article and not feel guilty when I post about it ?

      Great! That's a first...

    2. Re:Typical by jnana · · Score: 5, Funny
      Yeah, I believe Bill Gates when he says 'trust me, i never said it.' I mean, he is an honest non-megalomaniacal guy who's not given to distorting reality in whatever way is convenient at the moment.

      Back to surfing the web with WinME, "the greatest user os ever built".

  2. new? by kmac06 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and That Microsoft are the ones that keep pushing new technologies. This is obviously some use of the word 'new' with which I am not familiar.

  3. What did you expect? by FortKnox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lets see, chief shareholder of MS (which competes with Linux), in a PR interview claims that they are better, and linux will go away.

    What do you expect people? Bill Gates annouces that Linux is pretty damn good and may give it a whirl, in other news MS stock drops 50%.

    This is just bait to get you guys all riled up. Welcome to PR.

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  4. The Ultimate Dupe? by TrollBridge · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I haven't read Slashdot forever, but how many articles throughout /. history do you suppose were titled "Bill Gates On Linux"?

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  5. I liked this part by missing000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bill Gates: Well those are our current competitors. I mean, it's no different than in the past people used [IBM's operating system] OS/2.

    USA TODAY: Nobody used OS/2.

  6. Microsoftie English by pubjames · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love the bizarre way Microsofties speak.

    Normal person: Hey, like your hair cut Bill!

    Bill: Thanks. I'm super-serious about my hair. Before it was totally random but now I'm totally dedicated to getting serious about it. My hair has my 100% committment and I'm going to be super-concentrating on that from now on.

  7. Re:Dear Bill by PDHoss · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Spack,

    Thanks for writing. I'll get your software in the mail right away; I just need your mailing address.

    Oh, never mind, here it is in my SQL box, right here next to your SSN, your home phone, your shopping habits, your mothers maiden name, your dog's favorite food, and a complete catalog of your web surfing history.

    MidgetsInLeather.com? Come on, spack.

    Love, Bill.

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  8. FIRST USE OF NEW JARGON by fsmunoz · · Score: 5, Funny

    First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. (Mahatma Gandhi)


    It's the GhandiCon!!!! THE GHANDICON!!! Everybody knows the GHADICON!!! So, where are we in the GHANDICON? Uh? Uh? Why didn't you said the GhandiCon? It would have beem simpler AND EVERYBODY USES IT NOW!!!

    Ph4t Pr0ps to the GhandiCon!


    (cf ESR Recasts Jargon File in Own Image)

  9. Re:Extremely ironic... by tuxathon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't you know: Microsoft invented TCP\IP (backslash intended), text editors (vi is a clone), and 3D grapics (OpenGL stole Mr. Gates idea). Microsoft is the real victim here. If the rest of the world would simply respect their prowess, stop reverse-engineering their products, and sell their ideas to them, we would all be happy.


    Must ... not ... gag ...