Re: Microsoft takes on ACT

[byhoe@greenlime.com (Adrian Hoe)]

"chris.danx" <spamoff.danx@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:<WLaH8.1180$bs1.117887@news8-gui.server.ntli.net>...
> "Wes Groleau" <wesgroleau@despammed.com> wrote in message
> news:3CED2E66.DD15C13D@despammed.com...
> >
> >
> > > I'm curious what, if any, response ACT has to Microsoft's recent
> > > efforts to convince the DoD to ban Free Software. (see
> >
> > I'm interested in ACT's reaction also.
> >
> > Putting this one along with MANY other Microsoft actions
> > recently, my reaction is that Microsoft must be in big trouble
> > to be so panicky lately about Open Source.
> 
> They're <you pick> themselves cos' the competition is coming in to take
> their business and they don't like it.  Linux is getting in on the server
> market, so MS haven't got as many customers in that area as they'd like and
> it's becoming increasingly easier to use Linux, so it might hit sales in the
> desktop market.  If they get OpenSource banned stateside, Linux will go down
> the lavvy pan, then MS will rule!  Or atleast that's what makes sense to
> them.  (I don't even like Linux, but the fact remains it's gaining
> popularity and support from all sectors)


Try Linux! You will fall in love with it. I once tried Linux
(OpenLinux 1.2) and I did not quite like it. After a while of mingling
around, I started to love it. I am an advance user nowaday!

If you use Microsoft, you are just one of the generous contributor to
Bill's wealth! And what do you get? At least, I use Linux and I save
all the money buying Microsoft's to own a PS2.

OpenSource should stay. It proliferate software revolution!

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                                       -- Adrian Hoe
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