I agree with xtal's comments. I am new to Linux, but I understand that people into Linux are not into making tons of money from it. M$ will never get this, because if they can't make money off something, they regard it as insignificant and useless.
Also, "free", as they kept mentioning, pertains to the source code. To the ability to change it to meet your personal needs. To build on what people have already developed! Of course you are going to pay for service! Peoples time is worth something. The difference is that Linux people aren't trying to take all your money for a product that can't live up to what it is touted to be. I haven't heard anybody in the Linux community make empty promises, or false claims about the OS and software.
In adition, two companies merging together in the Linux community doesn't mean that they are in danger of folding. It means that we can work as a team!! Just look at it. Millions of developers and users working together as a "Team", with no concern for becoming a millionaire (sorry, multi-billionaire). We just want something that we can use, and maybe help with the cause. I still use M$ products, and foresee continuing to do so for a very long time. Of course this is mainly because that is where my expertise lies. I also haven't found Linux to be a good desktop replacement for the way in which I use my computers. This also hasn't stopped me from using Linux as a desktop. I use each product for what it's good at.
It's a shame that M$ feels that in order to be succesful, you need to do away with everything else. I like diversity, and so do many others.
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I agree with xtal's comments. I am new to Linux, but I understand that people into Linux are not into making tons of money from it. M$ will never get this, because if they can't make money off something, they regard it as insignificant and useless. Also, "free", as they kept mentioning, pertains to the source code. To the ability to change it to meet your personal needs. To build on what people have already developed! Of course you are going to pay for service! Peoples time is worth something. The difference is that Linux people aren't trying to take all your money for a product that can't live up to what it is touted to be. I haven't heard anybody in the Linux community make empty promises, or false claims about the OS and software. In adition, two companies merging together in the Linux community doesn't mean that they are in danger of folding. It means that we can work as a team!! Just look at it. Millions of developers and users working together as a "Team", with no concern for becoming a millionaire (sorry, multi-billionaire). We just want something that we can use, and maybe help with the cause. I still use M$ products, and foresee continuing to do so for a very long time. Of course this is mainly because that is where my expertise lies. I also haven't found Linux to be a good desktop replacement for the way in which I use my computers. This also hasn't stopped me from using Linux as a desktop. I use each product for what it's good at. It's a shame that M$ feels that in order to be succesful, you need to do away with everything else. I like diversity, and so do many others.