Microsoft’s "Talking Point" Memo and the Anti-GNU/Linux Studies
Jan 26, 2009, 22:32 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Roy Schestowitz)
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"In many of the answers, almost everything revolves around the
theme of "innovation, innovation" or "R&D". It's funny how they
get spoon-fed answers and all sorts of buzzwords that are intended
to appeal to viewers or readers.
"Then it moves on to Ballmer, who is being prepared to answer
questions about the massive buybacks that will soon put the company
in debt [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. He is also asked about GNU/Linux, which
they lump in with OSS (Open Source software). It's worth
emphasising because Microsoft is now pretending that it’s a
friend of OSS."
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