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Microsoft Advised To Learn To Love Linux

Posted by Hemos on from the start-facing-up-to-it dept.

mikael writes "ZDnet is reporting that the management guru Clayton Christensen (author of "The Innovator's Dilemma") has advised Microsoft to learn to love Linux. In particular he advises Microsoft to purchase "Research in Motion", otherwise they will see their applications sucked off from the desktop and onto handheld devices such as the Blackberry."

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  1. Love already there by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft already loves Linux.

    They bought SCO didn't they?

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    1. Re:Love already there by Joel+Carr · · Score: 3, Funny

      Microsoft already loves Linux.

      Well I'm not so sure about Microsoft, but I know Bill Gates does. The internet says so, and it never lies!!

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    2. Re:Love already there by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 4, Funny

      s/becuase/because
      s/your/you're

      need sleep..

      s/sleep/life

      Joking!! I joke because I love. And probably because I need to get my own life.

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  2. Ahhh by gowen · · Score: 5, Funny
    they will see their applications sucked off from the desktop
    Wow. Now that would be some innovative internet pr0n.
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    1. Re:Ahhh by Idarubicin · · Score: 2, Funny
      they will see their applications sucked off from the desktop
      Wow. Now that would be some innovative internet pr0n.

      Clippy getting a blowjob. Thanks. That's just the image I need in my mind.

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  3. bend over Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...microsoft is about to show you some hard lovin'

  4. Re:Two bits by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    MS Linux already exists http://www.mslinux.org/
    Been out for almost a year!!!

  5. Will RIM employees still get to by xRelisH · · Score: 4, Funny

    keep their RIM jobs?

  6. Re:Article has a flair for the dramatic by Kippesoep · · Score: 5, Funny

    Considering how many people use their PC for the sole purpose of playing Solitaire, it might actually be a viable business model.

  7. Half way there by Slashcrunch · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well, they've already got a head start I think.

    "...poor-quality, low-margin products"

  8. the wayback machine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Posted by Hemos on Monday October 18, 1997
    mikael writes "ZDnet is reporting that the management guru Clayton Christensen (author of "Outsource is the key") has advised young RedHat Inc. to learn to love Windows 2000, as it will be for sure the ultimate UNIX killer(tm)."

    Those guys never learn to shut the fuck up.

  9. Re:i hope not by AndroidCat · · Score: 4, Funny

    But can't you just see Steve Ballmer thumping his shoe on the table and proclaiming "We will Berry you!"

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  10. MS interest in RIM seems natural enough.... by museumpeace · · Score: 3, Funny

    Their products do have something in common

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  11. That Gandhi quote by Riktov · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, um, when do they love you?

  12. Re:Article has a flair for the dramatic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    aking as a someone who works across the street from them and whose company depends on them directly for 90% of their business

    If they see this comment, they may buy their hamburgers elsewhere...

  13. linux? by sakura+the+mc · · Score: 0, Funny

    shiet, someone needs to love freebsd :/

  14. Re:Extremely interesting... by myowntrueself · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Don't be so naive. If Office is ever ported, it will be ported with IE, ActiveX, VBScript and all other goodness."

    And it will only run as root.

    Maybe even only in single user mode.

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