ZDNet: Lindows CEO Wants a Piece of Microsoft

“Along the way, Robertson has managed to antagonize
Microsoft–the two sides are going to square off this December in
what could be a landmark trademark case–as well as irk some
open-source partisans. But Robertson takes it all in stride, saying
that no amount of squabbling is enough to undercut the momentum
behind Linux. He recently spoke with CNET News.com about legal,
technical and philosophical issues surrounding Linux and his plans
for Lindows.

“Q: What’s better about Lindows’ approach to desktop
Linux?

“A: The key here is that Microsoft is the competition. If you’re
not ready to compete with Microsoft, you shouldn’t be in the
market, because that’s where the victory will be won, taking
business from Microsoft. It isn’t a Red Hat versus Lindows.com
competition or anything like that. Microsoft is the benchmark. Too
often, people are comparing Linuxes to Linuxes. Who cares? You
should be comparing your product to Microsoft Windows and see how
it compares…”

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