| Re: Microsoft FUD campaign ie the Halloween documents, or why Microsoftis scared about Linux Adam Albright wrote:[color=blue]
> Every day you see the usual suspects bad mouthing Linux. Learn some
> interesting things Microsoft had to say in a series of internal memos
> that later became known as the "Halloween documents" which detail a
> FUD campaign aimed to discredit open source anything and Linux in
> particular.
>
> The LEAKED documents marked "Microsoft confidential", identify
> open-source software, and in particular the Linux operating system, as
> a major threat to Microsoft's dominance of the software industry, and
> suggest ways in which Microsoft could disrupt the progress of open
> source software.
>
> Unlike certain newsgroup idiots like Frank that constantly make fun of
> Linux, Microsoft at the highest levels of the corporation in various
> internal memos admits Linux is technologically competitive with some
> of Microsoft's products and set out a strategy to combat them.
>
> What's FUD? A campaign to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt.
>
> Interesting reading:
>
> [url]http://whites.egloos.com/3013800[/url]
>
> [url]http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/faq.html[/url]
>
> Just to cut off the usual suspects at the knees who obviously will try
> to make some lame attempt to discredit this information you should
> know that Microsoft has acknowledged the authenticity of these
> documents. Furthermore, they have surfaced as an exhibit in the Comes
> vs. MS. antitrust litigation. Bill Gates himself had them distributed
> internally.
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hahaha...are you kidding us or what? Do you have any idea how old and
how long these "supposedly leaked" MS "Halloween" docs have been around?
Are you intentionally making a public fool out of yourself?
Yeah...I guess you are that stupid. You're our village idiot!
You've certainly got that dumb act finely honed you moron.
Way to go mr prius.
Frank |