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Hilf Speaks About Linux Through Microsoft Eyes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rose-colored-window dept.

inkslinger77 writes "Microsoft's Linux-pro, Bill Hilf pulled out of the Linux World conference in Australia, but speaks with Computerworld anyway about what exactly his team gets up to. He talks about how Microsoft plans to make money from Linux and how they use Linux in their overall market strategy."

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  1. Keep your enemies closer, indeed by suso · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'd say the software wars image is LONG overdue for an update.

  2. Incoming communication by leomekenkamp · · Score: 1, Funny

    (...) how they use Linux (...)

    "We are Microsoft. Lower your firewalls and surrender your servers. We will badly reimplement your technological distinctiveness in our own products. Your culture will be embraced and extended to service us. Resistance is futile."

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  3. Not Effective by lbmouse · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Microsoft's Linux-pro, Bill Hilf pulled out"

    Doesn't he know that this procedure rarely works? Just ask my son.

  4. Anyone else read that as... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    MILF?

    1. Re:Anyone else read that as... by Erisian+Pope · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yup. Me too. Though I guess I would be curious about a MILF's view on Linux would be. It'd probably be just as relevant and probably more exciting.

  5. Actual dialog from the last conference by paiute · · Score: 5, Funny

    Linus: Hilf, do you actually expect me to believe that you want to contibute to the Linux community?

    Hilf: No, Mr. Torvalds. I expect you to die.

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  6. And he slams IBM in the process! by zifferent · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hilf on why he jumped ship from IBM to work at M$,

    "Microsoft offers me the opportunity to work with extremely smart people,..."

    Ouch! Was that on purpose?

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