(resent) Ballmer vows to kill Linux giant Google

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 05:55:52PM -0400, psema4 wrote:
> While I agree with most of the sentiments earlier in this thread, I
> have to admit that I'm fairly happy with one m$ product - the Xbox
> seems to be quite stable and does a good job at what it's designed
> for.  (And now that I've got a copy of Mech Assault, it's just about
> time to see how linux works on it!)

The thing seems much larger than it needs to be. :)  But pretty small
for a PC I guess.

> They were also responsible for some serious advancements in software
> technology (as far as I'm aware) such as the COM and ActiveX - both of
> which I really like (no comment on security issues.).

I think netscape invented the browser plugin concept.  Nothing novel
about activex at all (other than apparently taking security holes to a
new level).

> Through there asanine marketing, they also put PC's in almost every
> linving room in North America.  But...  I'll keep the rest of my $0.02
> just 'cause I'm sick of almost everything else that has come out of
> Redmond.  In particular, their business tatics leave an awful lot to
> be desired.

Hmm, I haven't actually seen very many living rooms with PCs in them.
And the Win XP MCE sure hasn't been very successful yet.

> > Remember Bob?
> 
> Heheh.   S' a little vague.  ;-)  Who's Bob?

"Microsoft Bob"

Lennart Sorensen
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