tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post2617496274864267577..comments2009-09-14T02:13:13.927-07:00Marcfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07557608193924044365marcf999@gmail.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-41421858880440699702008-04-18T05:33:00.000-07:002008-04-18T05:33:00.000-07:00He he,<BR/><BR/>Bill Hilf IS listening ;)Marcfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07557608193924044365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-35074301907564426872008-04-12T10:33:00.000-07:002008-04-12T10:33:00.000-07:00MSFT $$ > RHT?<BR/><BR/>Moron, stop supporting MSFT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-24780750100100832042008-04-12T03:41:00.000-07:002008-04-12T03:41:00.000-07:00I've got the feeling that no one really wants to be bought off by MS unless they're desperate. Even Yahoo are kinda shunning them. I think Novell/Red Hat have a much better game to play on their own feet than by becoming an unconforming addition to a crumbling edifice. Now shareholders' opinions might differ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-62782603116875333242008-04-11T12:20:00.000-07:002008-04-11T12:20:00.000-07:00What a bunch of non-sense wishful thinking. MS will never buy a Linux company? Why? Very simple: PATENTS. MS makes a lot of money from patents and also uses them in defensive manner. They have amde a lot of noise about Linux "infringing" on their patents but they have never shown in what way they infringe and everyone dismiss those claims as pure FUD. If MS were going to distribute Linux, it would have to shut down the distribution OR by having to release the GPL code, it would be distributing the code that they "claim" infringe on their patents. You cannot distribute that code through the GPL and then claim others were not allowed to do the same. Dream on guys. GPL is the greatest thorn on MS sideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-80780037771295672962008-04-11T03:54:00.000-07:002008-04-11T03:54:00.000-07:00And why exactly do RHT deserve this fate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-72571060173314842602008-04-11T01:32:00.000-07:002008-04-11T01:32:00.000-07:00If MSFT loses the EU market, starting with EU gov't contracts (due to repeated anti-trust business practices violations & ISO vote-rigging), it doesn't matter who or what they buy...if they are associated with MSFT, they are going down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-53879734969496322362008-04-10T19:22:00.000-07:002008-04-10T19:22:00.000-07:00Buy NOvell instead of RHT. why? they have the unix license (SCO vs NOVELL / SCO vs IBM). now that will scare OSS..Patent issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-43636913956789868612008-04-10T18:07:00.000-07:002008-04-10T18:07:00.000-07:00Another possibility is to later discontinue or kill the product offerings (a general practice of MS to kill competition - acquire, stall & discontinue)<BR/><BR/>I know, its arguable if RHT is a serious compettion (I see ubuntu server being a more threat in near future) but overall Linux server is just a long term threat to MS.<BR/><BR/>So acquire (when they are still cheap) and kill'em all is still viable for M$<BR/><BR/>Given the noise it will make in FOSS world, they will have to do it in the name of maling "interoperability" better.Soyuzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03423393398716499751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-6215510918043333302008-04-10T16:35:00.000-07:002008-04-10T16:35:00.000-07:00Why bother buying...they could just build their own Linux based Distro spin off Fedora or Ubuntu.<BR/><BR/>Call it Windora or Winbuntu like what Larry E is trying to doAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-76475428993750042772008-04-10T15:39:00.000-07:002008-04-10T15:39:00.000-07:00Wouldn't it make more sense to buy Novell since they already are in bed together?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-79514160527218305642008-04-10T06:26:00.000-07:002008-04-10T06:26:00.000-07:00who the f is savio?<BR/>just kidding.Marcfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07557608193924044365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-31723827758274428212008-04-10T01:35:00.000-07:002008-04-10T01:35:00.000-07:00iLoviT<BR/><BR/>Can't tell which one I like best "RHT deserves this fate" or how it would screw with Asay. I love Asay however, he does tend to ramble a little bit on MS (sorry Matt).<BR/><BR/>johnmwillis.comBotchagalupehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08654543217638378500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-81331788363854646062008-04-09T22:21:00.000-07:002008-04-09T22:21:00.000-07:00Savio asked this question before. Why kick around this question again?Roy Schestowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422170397340869575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-9240745676046957972008-04-09T11:20:00.000-07:002008-04-09T11:20:00.000-07:00Zak, good seeing you this weekend. <BR/><BR/>I would argue their customers are asking already as they talk about interoperability a whole bunch these days...Marcfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07557608193924044365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663998076511109850.post-77303069883089862282008-04-09T09:34:00.000-07:002008-04-09T09:34:00.000-07:00Marc,<BR/>brilliant strategy. The funny thing is I bet that the bankers have pitched this many times! MSFT needs to start to embrace open source; sooner or later their customers will demand it. This would do it in a big way.<BR/><BR/>--Zack<BR/>PS. More photos from OSGR here:<BR/><BR/>http://picasaweb.google.com/zurlocker1/OpenSourceGoatRodeoZUrlockerhttp://profile.typekey.com/ZUrlocker/noreply@blogger.com