Windows on Linux

[zscoundrel]

This story requires advanced reading skills.

The first paragraph (in bold) reads '. . . . market researcher META 
Group predicted on Monday.

This means it is a guess, a dream or a fantasy.  It is EDITORIAL COMMENT 
not reported facts, even thought the Seattle Washington date line and 
breathless 'breaking news' (breaking wind???) tone SOUNDS like a M$ 
press release!

(I think M$ may be behind this to freeze companies with a 'wait and see' 
attitude and keep them from changing software for another year to 18 
months.  They did the same against OS/2 when it was apparent that it was 
starting to take off.  I see this as good news for Linux! we have arrived!)

The second paragraph says:

"Microsoft, which denied that it had any plans to develop software for 
Linux,. . . . "

Protects them from litigation over the hype it is reporting and them 
sets the hook that M$ wants you to assimilate into your subconscious.

" META Group predicted that Linux will be used . . .  up from its 
current share of 15 to 20 percent,. . . "

This is Bullshit.  Linux has had a higher share of the web server market 
for several years now.  It is struggling a bit in the print server 
market because of spotty vendor support for printer drivers, but that 
has been changing for the better.

Another telling phrase in the 15th paragraph:

" A recent Microsoft-sponsored study by researcher IDC concluded that 
servers based on Microsoft's Windows 2000 were cheaper to own and 
operate when . . . "

Microsoft PAID someone (In this case IDC) to PROVE they were cheaper and 
low and behold - IDC came through for them!  (well duh!!!!)

Note:  A reputable reporter will cite factual articles and will list the 
sources so you can verify his assumptions.  I did not SEE that here so I 
assume the Editorialist did was not comfortable enough with the sources 
to actually list them - but them, he was probably just reprinting a M$ 
press release and they may not have felt comfortable with manufacturing 
  all the required sources!    (grin!)

But it was a nice read.  Thanks for posting it!

William Cockerham wrote:

> I think they art speeking out of thy arse.
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> On Tue, 2002-12-10 at 15:48, Brian Densmore wrote:
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> http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/biztech/12/10/meta.linux.reut/index.html
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> Can't say I agree with the TCO analysis of these guys.
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> 'nuff said
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