[ Thanks to J.D.
Hildebrand for this link. ]
It’s time, this column maintains, for Microsoft to stop
fighting, save itself a billion or two in R & D, and get on the
Linux bandwagon with a distribution of its own.
Yup. That’s right. Microsoft needs to bring out a Linux
distribution of its own. It’s the ideal way to slash expenses and
boost profitability.I figure Microsoft already has Windows NT. So it should call its
new server operating system Linux NT. That’ll keep it all in the
family.Instead of a $1 billion annual investment in R, Microsoft can
hire a couple of guys to write install scripts and keep up with
patches on the newsgroups. I figure that’ll save ’em more than $999
million right there.