[ Thanks to J.
Stafford for these links. ]
“This week SearchWindowsManageability asked Windows
professionals to comment on Microsoft Corp.’s new approach to
addressing competition from Linux. That query followed our
publication of an announcement by and Q&A interview with
Microsoft executive Peter Houston, in which Houston offered details
about Microsoft’s decision to present more rational argument
against Linux.“Here are the questions that we posed: Considering Microsoft’s
past vitriolic comments about Linux, will you believe what
Microsoft has to say about Linux? Has your own experience with
Linux and Windows shown that the TCO of Windows is lower?“IT pros quickly began responding to our questions, and we’re
sharing their letters to the editor in this series of
articles…”