[TriLUG] eWeek: MS-Linux? It Could Happen

[Tom Roche]

http://www.eweek.com/print_article/0,3048,a=113539,00.asp

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 > Mind you, running Linux as a service wouldn't add a darn thing to
 > Microsoft's offerings. Indeed, it would hurt them in some ways since
 > it would distract them from their main plans. Linux certainly
 > wouldn't gain anything from running on say Server 2003. But, if
 > Microsoft were to make such a move, it wouldn't be about technical
 > benefits. It would be about stealing Linux's thunder. It would be
 > about saying to customers: "Linux? We can give you that, only better
 > because you don't have to worry about SCO legal action."

 > You see, Microsoft has never been about being technically better.
 > Microsoft is about creating the perception that it's the best and
 > embracing any technology that might disrupt that illusion. If Linux
 > gives Microsoft enough trouble, I think Microsoft is ready to
 > embrace Linux--just enough to try to strangle it.