Re: [vox] FWD: How Linux helps Microsoft

["R. Douglas Barbieri" <dMAPSoug@dooglio.net>]

Bill Kendrick wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 09:58:58AM -0700, R. Douglas Barbieri wrote:
>
> > "Microsofties say they were more worried about Linux a few years ago, 
> > when it was a truly free program, spreading on its own, from user to 
> > user, like a virus.
> Yeah, right.  They've pretty much been following the Ghandi quote:
> "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you,
> then you win."
>
>
>
> > Now that Linux costs real money, and is sold by 
> > buttoned-down blue suits from IBM and Novell, Microsoft feels more 
> > confident. Microsoft has beaten these guys, badly, in operating system 
> > wars before."
> Huh, I always thought it helped to legitamized Linux... not that people
> all over the world wouldn't still be using and improving Linux and OSS
> regardless.
>
> Must I bring up my pizza analogy _again_? :)
Sure. Please do. I must respond to this. :-)

> -bill!
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