[ILUG] good news hunting

[Martin List-Petersen]

Citat NW Dublin <linux at esatclear.ie>:

> Paul O'Malley wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >With the week that was in it, eXpo and all that. I just got a phone call
> >saying that there is an interesting headline in the technology section
> >of the Sunday Business Post.
> >
> >I believe it says something like 
> >The Ice Bird Cometh.
> >There is a picture of some guy called Bill,I ma lead to believe that he
> >has a software company that does not do the GPL :-) and in the
> >background there are a lot of Tuxs. 
> >
> >I sum this up as follows: Its Happening!
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Paul O'Malley
> >  
> >
> 
> But for a bit more interest .....
> 
> "Why Microsoft Wins" by Maurice "Microsoft" Martin
>
http://www.sbpost.ie/web/DocumentView/did-186140642-pageUrl--2FMisc-2FBusiness-Resources-2FComputers-In-Business.asp
> 
> "Give Linux a Chance" by Michael "lindows" Robertson
>
http://www.sbpost.ie/web/DocumentView/did-977179642-pageUrl--2FMisc-2FBusiness-Resources-2FComputers-In-Business.asp
> 
> You couldn't get much more of a contrast, and at least they balance the 
> two barely hidden adverts against each other, but really the "Why 
> Microsoft Wins" piece I think deserves a letter from linux.ie!
> 
> Niall

SNIP from "Why Microsoft Wins":
 
"If you look at the many Microsoft recent product releases and planned product
announcements over the last couple of years, each and every Microsoft product
offers open standards based capabilities - fully functioning, as standard, out
of the box. "

Open Standards ? To my knowledge those standards needed reverse engineering
before they were open (and M$ still tries to prevent it). Just to mention one
thing: SMB or the format of Word and PowerPoint documents.

They are getting more open about their "standards", but i wouldn't actually brag
about "every product offers open stanards based capabilities".

/Marlow
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