[CS-FSLUG] NI: Microsoft to push unlicensed users to Linux

["國產 Wei-Yee Chan (Made in Chinar)"]

Nathan T. wrote:

>On 8/1/05, "國產 Wei-Yee Chan (Made in Chinar)" <survivor at brisnet.org> wrote:
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>>Anonymous Reader writes "With growth slowing as Microsoft saturates its
>>core markets in developed countries, they are faced with a decision: do
>>they struggle to slow the decline of market share or do they try to
>>maximize profits? Microsoft has long had a conflict of interest about
>>software piracy. By pretending not to notice, they encouraged the use of
>>unlicensed Microsoft software, thereby letting dependence on their
>>formats, packages, and protocols grow. The time is approaching when that
>>will change."
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>>http://librenix.com/?inode=7079
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>Of course you know that as soon as MS says Linux is Ok all of a sudden
>everyone else who formerly said Linux as a pathetic OS for cheaskate
>hackers will change their tune and talk about it being a reasonable OS
>with good potential. Most of the anti-Linux and anti-Mac trolls out
>there simply don't like it because Microsoft told them to and they in
>their ignorance need MS to tell them something for it to be true.
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Well, they can choose to believe in everything that M$ says, and suffer
for their foolishness.