Re: Ballmer speaks a truth

From: Andrew Sharp (andy@olliance.com)
Date: Fri Jun 16 2000 - 16:44:14 EST


Richard Torkar wrote:

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> On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, James Simmons wrote:
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> >
> > On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, Rik van Riel wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:
> > > > On 06/11/00 23:02:55 -0400 Rick Hohensee <humbubba@smarty.smart.net> wrote:
> > > > +-----
> > > > | "So far, Linux doesn't have a lot of traction on the client
> > > > | [Microsoft-ese for desktop computers], except in some university
> > > > | environments."
> > > > +--->8
> > > >
> > > > Heh. We *are* pissing them off. Good. :)
>
> I really enjoy it :)
>
> > >
> > > It must be worrying for MS how much Linux has increased in
> > > popularity. I believe we've gone from "Linux will never be
> > > successful" to the above "Linux isn't successful yet" in
> > > just about one year ... :)
> > >
> > > Kind of worrysome that even MS is admitting the success of
> > > Linux :) (outside of their legal arguments)
> >
> > The other thing I heard was M$ in retaliation to the DJ will release
> > advance technology they have been keeping from the people to wipe out
> > their competitors.
>
> *muahahahahahahahaha*
> Since when has MS come up with an innovation?

Reality check...since when would M$ have EVER held back a technology that would do
harm to their competitors? If the 2000 programmers Microserf has assigned to
writing a Linux virus had anything ready to go, they wouldn't be "holding it back."

a

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