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Microsoft's Platform Strategist Speaks On Linux

Posted by timothy on from the odd-analogies dept.

prostoalex writes "Martin Taylor, general manager for platform strategies at Microsoft, was interviewed by CRN magazine on Linux, open source development, and Microsoft's official stand on it."

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  1. Initiative by Zoshnell · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Finally nice to see MS try to provide some sort of built in security into their systems.

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    "Do you suppose that's why God lives in the Heavens? Because he lives in fear of His creations?" - Steve Buscemi
  2. An appropriate Gandhi quote by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    First they ignore you.
    Then they laugh at you.
    Then they fight you.
    Then you die.

  3. wtf? by highwaytohell · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "We position Windows server as a multifunction server that does a variety of things. So in some ways, we've got a McDonald's No. 5 super-size offering that costs $2.99 and someone just wants a Diet Coke that costs 99 cents"
    Has martin lost his mind. Sure i would liken Microsoft to McDonald, in that they dupe their customers in feeling that food (Windows) is healthy (secure), but do they honestly think they offer more to a server platform than Linux does. No, it ends up costing you more, support, additional software etc. I can get my BSD boxes to do all that a doze box can and it costs me hardly anything bar hardware changes. There are three admins that maintain it as it is up 24/7 and all are experienced professionals, we dont need no team of MS monkeys to tell us, "well we will help you, but your gonna be charged". The only thing we require is to be paid and to not have to deal with the dramas that come from the myriad of problems ive faced with Windows machines

  4. Another article proving BILL GATES IS AN ASSHOLE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Old news. Time better spent improving linux. Windows and the asshole bill gates is in the rear view mirror.