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:ZDNet: Microsoft Shows Linux Some Respect
ZDNet: Microsoft Shows Linux Some Respect
Jan 23, 2003, 22 :00 UTC (19 Talkback[s]) (10466 reads)

(Other stories by Charles Cooper)

[ Thanks to Jorge R. for this link. ]

"Q: Why is Microsoft still struggling to come up with an answer to Linux?

"A: Our thinking about how to talk to customers about Linux has clearly evolved. Two years ago, there was a lot of emotion in our discussion, and we focused on things like the GPL. We've moved it to more of a technology discussion where we want to talk about the relative merits of technology.

"In practice, what will that mean?

"We're talking to customers about the value of our offerings instead of talking about the shortfalls of Linux..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
MS showing Linux respect?!?!That's p ...   blah   
LD
Jan 23, 2003, 22:39:38
 
.....We have to separate governments as  ...   Wow. 99% content free.   
Brandioch Conner
Jan 23, 2003, 22:52:58
 
"Interviewer:  I don't hear it that  ...   Interviewer   
YeahRight
Jan 23, 2003, 23:14:11
 
ZD: My Master...the source is strong wit ...   Always a master and an apprentice...   
Andy
Jan 24, 2003, 00:12:48
 
> "We're talking to customers about  ...   Reading between the lines is fun   
Eric Laffoon
Jan 24, 2003, 00:37:03
 
Q: Why is Microsoft still struggling to  ...   Q&A   
bonehead
Jan 24, 2003, 00:44:34
 
I think it's a bit of a stretch to s ...   Respect??   
Barbara Irwin
Jan 24, 2003, 00:48:09
 
To me, when I hear integration used in t ...   Integration   
Chris
Jan 24, 2003, 01:05:08
 
You're right, overly tight integrati ...   Re: Integration   
Mike Rasmusson
Jan 24, 2003, 02:29:56
 
Seemed like his answers were pretty much ...   Re: Wow. 99% content free. (say what?)   
anonymous
Jan 24, 2003, 02:36:11
 
> > "We're talking to customers abou ...   Re: Reading between the lines is fun   
kyle
Jan 24, 2003, 02:48:43
 
> It's always best to sell a product ...   Re: Respect??   
Andy
Jan 24, 2003, 04:17:35
 
Yes!  First they tried to complain that  ...   Re: Reading between the lines is fun   
Joe User
Jan 24, 2003, 07:13:41
 
 > We're talking to customers about  ...   MS drivel   
ac
Jan 24, 2003, 08:42:01
 
 > We did a study and found that, on ave ...   Linux Validated   
ac
Jan 24, 2003, 08:49:50
 
Which is a change in standard hardware.  ...   No mention of what MS is really scared of...   
geoff lane
Jan 24, 2003, 15:10:36
 
"We're talking to customers about th ...   Thank you   
Hallvor Engen
Jan 24, 2003, 16:19:58
 
Translation, from Billspeak.......We dec ...   but, We still have our doubts about You   
Samuel Taylor
Jan 24, 2003, 18:33:30
 
Well, this fellow almost got it right ab ...   *nix paradigm is key advantage   
Cole Thompson
Jan 24, 2003, 19:28:09
 
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