Microsoft versus Linux: Through the eyes of Microsoft

Posted by jimlynch on Aug 7, 2014 3:43 AM
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In today's open source roundup: Microsoft's "Why Microsoft" site is fun reading for Linux users. Plus: Is Microsoft ready to embrace open source? And when should software not be open source?

Microsoft has never been a...er...fan of Linux, to say the least. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer even likened Linux to cancer back in 2001. Now Microsoft has an unintentionally hilarious comparison of its server products and Linux on a site called Why Microsoft. Check it out, I think you'll get a few chuckles from it.

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