:Anatomy of the Irrational Microsoft User Response
Anatomy of the Irrational Microsoft User Response Mar 7, 2008, 02 :30 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (5253 reads)
"Advocating free and open source software often will go hand in hand with pointing out issues or problems with particular Microsoft strategies. Considering that FOSS is the only 'thing' left that competes with Microsoft on the same breadth of products and market places, it is no surprise that Microsoft sees the need to defend itself. These strategies obviously are aimed against FOSS and as a consequence often against users' freedoms. So far, so good. It's only business, after all. They do what they have to do.
"There is no point talking about the advantages of FOSS to those who already understand them. So, just try advocating free and open source software--and thus end up criticising Microsoft--in front of an audience that contains a large percentage of Microsoft users. Guess what happens? You will very soon be the recipient of a very peculiar and strangely fanatic type of response from a group of people, who I can only describe as self-declared defenders of the Microsoft holy-grail..."
