[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
“A Merrill Lynch analyst on Wednesday voiced concerns about
Microsoft’s response to the growing popularity of open-source
software, echoing statements made by a former Microsoft executive
last week.“Steven Milunovich, in a note published Wednesday, wrote that
Microsoft is still having difficulty reconciling its overwhelming
clout in the PC software market with the growing popularity of
open-source software such as Linux and OpenOffice.“And despite the Redmond, Wash., company’s efforts to meld
Internet-aware features into its Windows and Office products, the
company hasn’t fully taken advantage of the Internet, Milunovich
wrote. ‘These issues are symptomatic, in our view, of Microsoft’s
PC heritage and underscore the difficulty of a leopard changing its
spots…’