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Is Microsoft/Yahoo About Windows’ Failure as a Top Server Platform?

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Feb 16, 2008

[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols
for this link. ]

“Before my whiney enemies all get up in arms about yours truly
once more beating up on Microsoft, I’d like to point out that the
idea of Microsoft buying Yahoo being a tacit admission that Windows
can’t cut the mustard as a top Internet server platform didn’t
originate with me.

“No, the credit, or blame if you prefer, goes to Marcelo
Carvalho, an IT manager in San Francisco and Damien Hocking, a
Linux-Watch reader who brought Carvalho’s thoughts to my
attention…”

Complete
Story

SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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