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Steve Ballmer on MS Server, Linux, Yahoo & More

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the embrace-extend-extiguish dept.

yorugua writes "Furniture trembled as Steve Ballmer was to be interviewed by InformationWeek. He then went on to talk about Linux: 'How does Microsoft beat Linux? The same way "you beat any other competitor: You offer good value, which in this case means good total cost of ownership," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says.', Embrace-Extend-Extinguish: 'We say when we embrace standards, we'll be transparent about how we're embracing standards. [...] If we have deviations, we'll be transparent about the deviations.'"

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  1. Re:Frankly... by JordanL · · Score: 5, Funny

    I find it mildly desturbing that the parent was modded "Informative" by anyone.

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  2. Re:TCO: Doesn't include the hardware to run Vista by maird · · Score: 5, Funny

    Vista is only 1/2 as slow on the same hardware

    I had to ask...on what hardware is Vista twice as fast?

  3. Re:Frankly... by tirefire · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm from Iowa.

    Please don't get our hopes up like that.

  4. Re:If you tell a lie long enough by markbark · · Score: 5, Funny

    Linux would face all the same issues if it were uses daily by the same semi competent to non competent users that Windows has to deal with.

    You mean all those MS certified admins really have no idea how to run an enterprise infrastructure?
    SAY IT AIN'T SO

    --MAB