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Linux's Role In Microsoft's Decline

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the karma-catching-up dept.

nerdyH writes "As early as last quarter, Microsoft admitted that Linux and netbooks were eating into its fat profits. Recently, it came home, with the software giant announcing its first-ever layoffs. LinuxDevices interviewed Linux Foundation Director Jim Zemlin on Linux's role in Microsoft's misfortunes. Zemlin sums it up pretty well: 'Companies can offer their own branded software platform based on Linux. If Microsoft is getting 75 percent margins, you would like some of that high-margin business, too.'"

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  1. Economy by qoncept · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is the dumbest fucking thing I've ever read. It just goes to show how idiots can come up with stupid ideas and believe they came to a rational conclusion.

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  2. layoffs from a cash rich company by sijucm · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Pure capitalist greed shown by Microsoft. With the kind of cash they are sitting on, they should invest in R&D or at least fix windows software. Good for the open source community, hope the laid off employees can work to make the socialist open source movement stronger. Let us share our resources.