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Story: Microsoft advised to learn to love Linux
Posted by: Steve (Monday 18 October 2004, 10:44 AM)
It's true. Microsoft are flailing around because Windows is basically rubbish and their customers want out. If MS bought into Linux, and released their own distro, they would make a mint (another one) off selling the applications. Their USP? - total and perfect compatibility with old Windows applications.
Course it does mean they would actually have to offer support for their products, but hey, the rest of us software companies have to.
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Story: Microsoft advised to learn to love Linux
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