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Preamble
Linux advocacy is all about touting the benefits of free software and open source software in a professional manner, and not looking like a raving lunatic Microsoft basher. But sometimes, they say and do such funny things that you can't help but point and laugh. So here you go...
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-From Steve Ballmer, with Microsoft since 1980, became CEO in January 2000.
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From Steve Ballmer, with Microsoft since 1980, became CEO in January 2000.
Developers, developers, developers, developers, ...
-%%% -- try [Google:developers.mpg] or see [http://www.ntk.net/ballmer/mirrors.html] for a video of this
+%%%''
-- try [Google:developers.mpg] or see [http://www.ntk.net/ballmer/mirrors.html] for a video of this''
(scream) (scream) ... give it up! ''(I'm not entirely sure what he was saying)''
-%%% -- try [Google:dancemonkeyboy.mpg] or see [http://www.ntk.net/ballmer/mirrors.html] for a video of this
+%%%''
-- try [Google:dancemonkeyboy.mpg] or see [http://www.ntk.net/ballmer/mirrors.html] for a video of this''
-Linux is not about free software, it is about community," he said
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It's not like Novell, it isn't going to run out of money--it started off bankrupt, in a way.
+Linux is not about free software, it is about community. It's not like Novell, it isn't going to run out of money -- it started off bankrupt, in a way.
%%%'' -- [ZDNet, 24 Sept 2002 | http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-959112.html])''
We do not anticipate offering software on Linux. Nobody pays for software on Linux.
-%%%'' -- same event''
+%%%'' -- same event as above
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We have prided ourselves on always being the cheapest guy on the block ... One issue we have now, a unique competitor, is Linux. We haven't figured out how to be lower priced than Linux.
%%%'' -- ["Fusion" 2002 conference, Los Angeles | http://www.varbusiness.com/file/36355.html]''
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%%%'' -- [Microsoft financial analyst's meeting, Seattle, July 2000 | http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/12266.html]''
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-Other
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I'm not proud. We really haven't done everything we could to protect our customers ... Our products just aren't engineered for security.
%%%'' -- Brian Valentine, Vice-president of MS Windows Development, .NET server developers' conference 2002''
I'm an American, I believe in the American Way. I worry if the government encourages open source, and I don't think we've done enough education of policy makers to understand the threat.
%%%'' -- [Jim Allchin, Feb 2001 | http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-4825719-RHAT.html?tag=ltnc]''
