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Bill Gates Claims OSS Has Poor Interoperability

Posted by timothy on from the intrigued-by-ideas-desire-newsletter dept.

XeRXeS-TCN writes "In yet another example of Bill Gates seemingly 'not getting it' (or getting it just fine and spreading FUD), he has sent out an email to all MSFT's corporate customers, stating that if they are looking for interoperability, they should not look to Linux or OSS software. What he really means of course, is free alternatives trying to interoperate with Microsoft's non-documented proprietary standards."

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  1. What is this world coming to? by bigtallmofo · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's next!? Cigarette companies are going to claim that they aren't harmful to your health?

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    1. Re:What is this world coming to? by BetterThanCaesar · · Score: 5, Funny

      An OS should be like a screw driver.

      One part vodka, three parts orange juice?

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    2. Re:What is this world coming to? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm sick of Slashdotters jumping to conclusions about Bill Gate's honesty. Maybe Bill's trying to let the public know Linux isn't interoperable with his software's 13 new security vulnerabilities.

    3. Re:What is this world coming to? by bman08 · · Score: 4, Funny
      Microsoft makes products that are like a screwdriver. It just happens to be one of those screwy star-shaped ones that nobody has.

      If phillips had his way, it would be against the law to reverse engineer the X shaped screw, and you'd have to pay for his proprietary driver. They just didn't think to buy enough politicians to pass the MCSDA. (Mechanical Century Screw Driver Act)

  2. This coming from the man... by mikeophile · · Score: 5, Funny

    who brought us Windows ME, an OS that isn't even interoperable with itself.

  3. Interoperating spyware by The+I+Shing · · Score: 4, Funny

    I love how the spyware the Windows OS attracts interoperates with other spyware on the system.

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  4. How can you question Bill Gates on this? by taustin · · Score: 4, Funny

    He is the world's leading expert on lack of interoperability, dammit! He knows what he's talking about!

  5. Studies show... by chia_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bill Gates would say the human body doesn't need oxygen if it meant a few more billion dollars worth of profits. Little snide remark aside, let's ponder this. Bill says to his customers "Linux isn't good with Microsoft products." Big surprise. The real fun part though will be when the "independent" studies start confirming Bill's claims. You know, the studies done from independent research firms...that just happen to be 95% bankrolled by Microsoft...

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  6. He's right, of course by rscrawford · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linux and OSS are compatible with less than 1% of the viruses, worms, and trojans that have been created by third party Windows developers! If you're running Linux (or even Firefox on Windows) you're denied the rich environment of advertising available to users of MSFT products!

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  7. Re:typical by JNighthawk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Um... so? Don't you know the golden rule? He who has the gold makes the rules.

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