So all that trumpeting serves only to piss off the UberHackers that do the most of the real work on Linux. They knuckle down, work way harder (thanks to M$'s goading) and in a VERY short period of time, we have a rematch.
Microsoft aren't going to allow another rematch if they already have the results, and credibility, they want. Linux may get better in this scenario, but don't expect MS to trumpet it.
Australia changed to decimal currency in 1966.
Adoption of the metric system didn't happen until (I think) 1971.
Pronounce it like "Beasties". It has harmony with the logo.
Microsoft aren't going to allow another rematch if they already have the results, and credibility, they want. Linux may get better in this scenario, but don't expect MS to trumpet it.