what's the diff betw. a sheep and a wolf in sheep clothes?
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| mbaehrlxer Nov 17, 2016 12:31 AM EDT |
how can we even tell the difference between a sheep, and a wolf in sheeps clothing? unfortunately, this article makes a claim, one that many believe, but doesn't really provide any helpful information. of course we are easy to agree, because it is what we want to true. it is what be believe. but do we really know? how can we tell what is the truth? let's assume for a moment that Microsoft is a wolf, and just trying to pull wool over our eyes. everything they do is designed to kill Linux and Free Software. close your eyes and imagine what Microsoft would do to get to that goal. done? ok, now, turn around and assume that Microsoft is genuinely embracing Linux and Free Software. everything they do is designed to keep the company profitable with whatever technology that is popular. again, imagine what Microsoft would do to achieve that. now compare the two, and tell me the difference please. because i can't. i just can not tell the difference between the two scenarios. sure, the outcome is different, but the way to get to either outcome looks very much the same to me. greetings, eMBee. |
| nmset Nov 17, 2016 4:27 AM EDT |
>but doesn't really provide any helpful information 'those 250+ patents #Microsoft licenses to #Android OEMs.”' is at least one evidence, past and current records carry much more, not the place to list them. >We had some painful experiences with C and C++ A prominent developer like Miguel de Icaza should be ashamed of such BS. Do MS core developers find it so painful maintaining the Windows kernel and userspace libraries in C? |
| pmpatrick Nov 17, 2016 2:30 PM EDT |
Microsoft is a huge company with over 100,000 employees. Like any large company, within Microsoft are many bureaucratic fiefdoms all competing for power, prestige and resources and often having conflicting aims. Accordingly, it is overly simplistic to impute a single motive to Microsoft other than at the highest levels MS wants to be as profitable as it can. For those involved with Azure, cozying up to to Linux makes perfect economic sense - the more platforms you support the larger the market for your cloud services and the market here is demanding linux support. For the IP department, seeking royalties on your patent portfolio is what you do. For desktop and server there is no love lost there with Linux/Open Source. For those in mobile, they've already failed miserably and are probably getting their resumes in order. Office is moving to the OS agnostic cloud and wants to sell to everyone, regardless of OS platform and at the same time seeks to thwart any move toward open document standards. The point is that each of these factions have different agendas and will seek to advance their agendas within MS often leading to conflicting actions as one faction becomes ascendant and another declines in influence, depending upon the circumstances. The old approach of "linux is a cancer" appears to be over for now in favor of a more nuanced approach as MS transitions to a more SAAS/Cloud type of company. For the future, MS and Open Source will continue to butt heads in certain areas and there will be cooperation in others. Vigilance is always warranted when dealing with MS. |
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