Microsoft Acknowledges Linux Threat To Windows 348
angry tapir sends along coverage from Good Gear Guide of a recent Microsoft !0-K SEC filing: "Microsoft for the first time has named Linux distributors Red Hat and Canonical as competitors to its Windows client business in its annual filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The move is an acknowledgment of the first viable competition from Linux to Microsoft's Windows client business, due mainly to the use of Linux on netbooks, which are rising in prominence as alternatives to full-sized notebooks. ... 'Client faces strong competition from well-established companies with differing approaches to the PC market,' Microsoft said in the filing. 'Competing commercial software products, including variants of Unix, are supplied by competitors such as Apple, Canonical, and Red Hat.'"
Re:Antitrust avoidance (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Antitrust avoidance (Score:3, Funny)
I don't think your average Linux zealot will get warm fuzzes, but rather a raging hard-on. They've warped computers and software into something of a battle between forces of good verses evil on a level that could inspire it's own Star Wars sequel. They will use this as proof their crusade has the "Dark side" worried. They are so like children.
Re:Antitrust avoidance (Score:3, Funny)
I smell (Score:1, Funny)
!0-K ??? (Score:2, Funny)
Microsoft's secret way of letting programmers that things are not okay!!!
Quick! To the Bat Chair!
Re:Variant of UNIX according to their sockpuppet, (Score:1, Funny)
Wrong !!
Linux is _NOT_ Unix.
Do you believe in anything that can form a recursive acronym?
Re:This Is News??!!! (Score:3, Funny)
[secretM$handshake] Wink wink nudge nudge know what I mean? [secretM$handshake]
Re:This Is News??!!! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This Is News??!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees.
(Couldn't resist.)
Re:This Is News??!!! (Score:3, Funny)
or
"In light of your accusation I would have to agree with what you are saying, as it does appear to support the accusation made."
Re:It's not just political posturing (Score:3, Funny)
Then what are all those Windows CE devices doing?
Crashing?