Old Proof That Microsoft Dislikes Free/Open Source Software
Microsoft's grant to students demands use and practice with non-Free software
View ArticleWhy Microsoft has chosen to go after Linux now
A couple of months back, at Australia's national Linux conference, a young Microsoft employee sat down with me and discussed ways in which Microsoft has contributed to open source.
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Path of LAMP Destruction: From Novell to Apache (the L to the A)
Novell is left vulnerable by Microsoft while Microsoft proceeds to similar strategies further up the (G)LAMP stack
View ArticleIndia Moves to Free Software, So Microsoft Fights Back with Gentle Bribes and...
Political parties in the country embrace FOSS, but Microsoft carries on with EDGI, gifts, and dumping of software
View ArticleWhy Recession Is Causing Enterprises to Rethink Open-Source Strategy
Budget limitations and continued improvement in software and associated services are making open-source software alternatives such as MySQL, SUSE Linux, OpenOffice.org and plenty of others look mighty...
View ArticleOpen Cloud Manifesto Would be Absolutely Right to Exclude ISO Corrupter,...
THERE is some outrageous coverage in the press which not only misses the point that Microsoft was kept inside the "Open Cloud Manifesto" loop; it also falls for Microsoft's PR stunt, which almost...
View ArticleAuthorities in China and Australia ‘Sell’ Their Children to Microsoft
It's no hoax: “They’ll get sort of addicted, and then we’ll somehow figure out how to collect sometime in the next decade.” -Bill Gates. WELL, what can we say? Like most such deals, it smacks of...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Armament Against Free Software and Other Software Patents News
A close look at Microsoft's maneuvers that may compromise Free software later on
View ArticleMicrosoft Describes Latest Anti-GNU/Linux Push as “Charitable”
Bill Gates: “They’ll get sort of addicted, and then we’ll somehow figure out how to collect sometime in the next decade.” Beware of the Microsoft bearing "addictive" gifts. THIS is not another post...
View ArticleThen They Lie, Then They Fight You, Then They Choose Your Products
Phases of an ongoing Microsoft crisis, in detail. HOW CAN ONE tell that Microsoft stands on its last leg? Well, there are many yardsticks one can use, but one of them is a purely behavioural one....
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Latest Lie Attack Against GNU/Linux and ODF
A FEW DAYS ago, evidence was used to show that Microsoft strives to marginalise 'dissent' such as GNU/Linux. The GPL, unlike anything Apple would ever adapt to, is too disruptive for Microsoft's...
View ArticleBill Gates on C# as “Key Element in Preventing Commodization by Linux”
Insights from Bill Gates (and colleagues) on platform strategy .
View ArticleLeaked Microsoft Slides (2003): How to Win Against GNU/Linux
Microsoft's recognition of the GNU/Linux threat as shown in its internal, confidential presentations
View ArticleRethinking Canonical’s Ubuntu Business Strategy
If you'd asked us in 2007 or 2008 to summarize Canonical's grand strategy, our answer would have centered around beating Red Hat and Novell on the Linux server front. But fast forward to the present...
View ArticleDivide and Conquer: How Microsoft Fractures Free and Open Source Software,...
Latest examples of Microsoft's strategy, wherein it sends out affiliates to pretend to be FOSS people and then promote software patent deals, separation between Open Source and Free software, departure...
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