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Why I’m Unlikely to Ever Return Microsoft’s Love

Posted by brideoflinux on · 5 comments
FOSS Force; By Christine Hall 		Mail this story
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While the mainstream tech press is ready to embrace "the new Microsoft" as a friend to open source, many who fought in the trenches against the corporate giant will never be able to forgive and forget.

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Comments (5)

dotmatrix ·
FOSS Force wrote:
  • I also suspect that I am not alone...
  • who will most likely never embrace Microsoft and its ilk, no matter how nice they play


Count me as a #NeverMicrosoft
penguinist ·
Fool me once, shame on you.

Fool me 1000 times, shame on me.

It will take a lot of love from Microsoft's side to repair the reputation they so richly deserve. And let's not forget that MS is claiming to show "love" at the same time as they hit Linux over the head with their silly list of undisclosed patents. Sorry, I'm not about to be fooled for the 1001'th time. #NeverMicrosoft
seatex ·
I don't think it will ever be reconcilable.

Even a pet snake can/will still bite you.
maxxedout ·
M$ new benevolence towards FOSS reminds me of the The Scorpion and the Frog fable.
jdixon ·
You can't trust any corporation. Look at the history of SCO for just one example.

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