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Microsoft turning into a toothless tiger?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 18, 2010

[ Thanks to Locutus
for this link. ]

“Many moons ago ( and I am not talking about those
drunken moons at passing cars :), while the IT jungle was still
fresh and green. There was a big blue king of the jungle. This top
monkey position was usurped by an up and coming tiger that, while
the tigers name seemed small and soft, it wasn’t afraid to show its
teeth. With a snarl here and a snarl there and everywhere a patent
lawsuit this tiger ruled the pack for many, many years.

“This fierce feline ruled with an iron will, subjugating
everyone to its terms and conditions. However, like any
monopolising leader, there were those, who while they agreed to the
way of the tigers life, they did not want to pay the taxes. So
these people tried to stay off the grid and at the same time the
troubled tiger tried to take their taxes to the treasury.

“While this empire was growing there was, stuck on the
sidelines, a fruity bunch who simply tried to market their image as
being the only cool, hip and with it guys in town. Not succeeding,
yet not failing, these people morphed into a cult leadership with a
rapidly growing following. This cult, which worships a
fruit…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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