TRANSLATION: "We are a bunch of unimaginative people who rely on FUD and lawyers to ram our out-of-date, overpriced products down the throats of consumers and business people alike. And while we have lost the means to do so in Europe; China, South America and Africa can all look forward to five figure desktop software licensing fees, endless security issues and good old fashion monopoly practices for decades to come...
I am constantly amazed that people will post comments like this. "Ramming down the ..." I mean come on! You can buy OS free PCs everywhere. Oh, and open source has yet to produce an OS that is suitable for the common user, and is usually VERY outdated in terms of drivers and anything peripheral. So I ask you, do you make up your "facts?"
I would be glad to FAX you the $5,321.00 SQL Server and Windows Server seat license invoice I have ( Not paid and replaced with Open Source alternatives - btw ).
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Todd @ Sep 17th 2007 12:27PM
TRANSLATION: "We are a bunch of unimaginative people who rely on FUD and lawyers to ram our out-of-date, overpriced products down the throats of consumers and business people alike. And while we have lost the means to do so in Europe; China, South America and Africa can all look forward to five figure desktop software licensing fees, endless security issues and good old fashion monopoly practices for decades to come...
...that is as long as no one uses Open Source.
Jeff @ Sep 17th 2007 1:09PM
Trolling for a highest rank.
Too bad you forgot this isn't Slashdot.
andrews @ Sep 17th 2007 2:18PM
I am constantly amazed that people will post comments like this. "Ramming down the ..." I mean come on! You can buy OS free PCs everywhere. Oh, and open source has yet to produce an OS that is suitable for the common user, and is usually VERY outdated in terms of drivers and anything peripheral. So I ask you, do you make up your "facts?"
Todd @ Sep 17th 2007 2:26PM
I would be glad to FAX you the $5,321.00 SQL Server and Windows Server seat license invoice I have ( Not paid and replaced with Open Source alternatives - btw ).
OnimushaSoki @ Sep 17th 2007 3:26PM
Microsoft> "Well fine! I'll just stop selling my products in Europe!"
Europe> "Bye." -slams door-
*fin.