Microsoft’s "Talking Point" Memo and the Anti-GNU/Linux Studies

Jan 26, 2009, 22:32 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Roy Schestowitz)

"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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