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Old 10-23-2007, 02:40 AM
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Re: Microsoft FUD campaign ie the Halloween documents, or why Microsoftis scared about Linux

Frank wrote:[color=blue]
> Adam Albright wrote:[color=green]
>> 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.
>>[/color]
>
> 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[/color]

They've been worried about Linux for that long, eh?

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Old 10-23-2007, 02:40 AM