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:An Open Letter to Steve Ballmer
An Open Letter to Steve Ballmer
Nov 1, 2007, 12 :45 UTC (12 Talkback[s]) (8118 reads)

(Other stories by François Bancilhon)

"Dear Steve,

"Hi, this is François, from Mandriva.

"I'm sure we're way too small for you to know me. You know, we're one of these tiny Linux company working hard for our place on the market. We produce a Linux Distro, Mandriva Linux. The last edition, Mandriva 2008 was seen as a pretty good version and we're proud of it. You should give it a spin, I'm sure you'd like it. We also happen to be one of the Linux companies that did not sign an agreement with your company (nobody's perfect)..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Ballmer understands this and he knew who ...   Africans have always sold their people   
Sid Boyce
Nov 1, 2007, 13:20:45
 
Something tells me this wouldn't hav ...   I have this hunch   
Edmundo
Nov 1, 2007, 14:27:41
 
Microsoft Lies Cheats and Steals!That is ...   Microsoft is filth...   
CD Baric
Nov 1, 2007, 14:47:09
 
> Microsoft Lies Cheats and Steals!.Is i ...   Re: Microsoft is filth...   
Rainer Weikusat
Nov 1, 2007, 16:41:32
 
>>Microsoft Lies Cheats and Steals!> Is  ...   Re: Re: Microsoft is filth...   
CD Baric
Nov 1, 2007, 18:24:11
 
> > Microsoft Lies Cheats and Steals!> . ...   Re: Re: Microsoft is filth...   
vm
Nov 1, 2007, 19:43:56
 
> > > Microsoft Lies Cheats and Steals!W ...   Re: Re: Re: Microsoft is filth...   
david b
Nov 1, 2007, 21:50:18
 
> NB: I am not claiming that this is a d ...   Re: Re: Microsoft is filth...   
Stomfi
Nov 2, 2007, 01:23:26
 
> > > Microsoft Lies Cheats and Steals!> ...   Re: Re: Re: Microsoft is filth...   
Rainer WEikusat
Nov 2, 2007, 13:43:32
 
 Does that imply the lack of morals and  ...   Re: Re: Re: Microsoft is filth...   
GreyGeek
Nov 2, 2007, 15:15:58
 
I was playing with my fire truck the oth ...   Ethics   
Steve Ballmer Jnr.
Nov 2, 2007, 19:00:43
 
I copied it into my notes.txt file -- an ...   At GG (and SB Jr. too)   
Bernard Swiss
Nov 2, 2007, 22:33:24
 
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