[ Thanks to Jorge R. for
this link. ]
“What do you know? Microsoft was right about Linux all
along.“Back in 1998, when lawyers for the software company tried to
debunk the federal government’s monopoly charge against it, they
argued that the dynamics of an operating system market were
inherently fluid.“That was good for a chuckle.
“Then Microsoft’s attorneys began to talk about the competitive
threat posed by the Linux open-source operating system as proof the
government was talking out of its hat.“That brought the house down…”