Re:Will the real MS stand up so Novell can see you
Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on November 28, 2006 12:23 PM
1) Why would anyone want to download Zune anyway? That's just helping M$ to reach its tentacles into another market.
2) What kind of moron would be SURPRISED that M$ would "break" the Zune download if someone uses a non-M$ browser? That's the Microsoft WAY.
3) The M$ tactic of breaking functionality when non-M$ technology is used is not their way of ALIENATING people - it's their way of FORCING the DUPES that use their stuff into using MORE of their stuff.
4) These "tech drones" (ahem. Are YOU an MIT grad that was president of a multimillion-dollar company in your early 20's? - that's Nat. Did YOU port Linux to the x86-64 platform? - Andreas did. Some "drones...") recognize reality, that there is a LOT of Microsoft crud out there, and if by doing this, you get entry into M$ stronghold client companies, and if this is a way to get more people to use Linux and OO.o and Mono and Xen, grab on with both hands and squeeze what you can out of it.
Why NOT mess with the Big Bad Wolf when you live in a brick house? The Big Bad Wolf can't hurt you, and might get his ass burned in the bargain when he tries coming down your chimney...
I guess we have a different idea of what makes a sucker. I feel sorry for the suckers that believe this is a bad deal for F/OSS without finding out the facts first.
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Re:Will the real MS stand up so Novell can see you
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on November 28, 2006 12:23 PM2) What kind of moron would be SURPRISED that M$ would "break" the Zune download if someone uses a non-M$ browser? That's the Microsoft WAY.
3) The M$ tactic of breaking functionality when non-M$ technology is used is not their way of ALIENATING people - it's their way of FORCING the DUPES that use their stuff into using MORE of their stuff.
4) These "tech drones" (ahem. Are YOU an MIT grad that was president of a multimillion-dollar company in your early 20's? - that's Nat. Did YOU port Linux to the x86-64 platform? - Andreas did. Some "drones...") recognize reality, that there is a LOT of Microsoft crud out there, and if by doing this, you get entry into M$ stronghold client companies, and if this is a way to get more people to use Linux and OO.o and Mono and Xen, grab on with both hands and squeeze what you can out of it.
Why NOT mess with the Big Bad Wolf when you live in a brick house? The Big Bad Wolf can't hurt you, and might get his ass burned in the bargain when he tries coming down your chimney...
I guess we have a different idea of what makes a sucker. I feel sorry for the suckers that believe this is a bad deal for F/OSS without finding out the facts first.
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