[lug] RESPECT MICROSOFT

[David Kritzberg]

> On Sat, 2007-08-11 at 15:47 -0700, Phillip Tribble wrote:
> > /from Slashdot:
> > 
> > "Jim Zemlin (executive director for the Linux Foundation) gave a talk at 
> > LinuxWorld saying that the open source community should stop poking fun 
> > at Microsoft 
> > <http://www.vnu.co.uk/vnunet/news/2196258/linux-foundation-calls-respect>. 
> > >From the VNU article: 'Open source vendors have to recognize that 
> > Windows is here to stay and that together with Microsoft it will form a 
> > duopoly in the market for operating systems. This also requires that the 
> > Linux community respects Microsoft rather than ridicule it. "There are 
> > some things that Windows does pretty well," Zemlin said. Microsoft for 
> > instance has excelled in marketing the operating system, and has a good 
> > track record in fending off competition.'/--

Is this meant sarcastically?  

Should pay respect to Microsoft by imitating their marketing
practices, like violating antitrust law then then hiring dozens of
lobbyists, making millions of dollars in political contributions, and
using dishonest tactics to kill off competitors, the way it killed off
CP/M, DR DOS and others?

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