"Linux's weakness, however, was the lack of a central body investing in its development in areas such as engineering, manageability, compatibility and security, Ballmer said."
Someone should explain to Mr. Balmer that this "weakness" is kicking his butt. Especially considering that with all of the money that Microsoft has to invest they still can't seem to produce a manageable, or secure, product. Whew, talk about sleeping through the alarm clock. I wonder what it's going to take to wake Redmond up? On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 10:43, ODOT zSeries Linux wrote: > > ---------- > > From: KEETON Dave B > > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:43:46 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Microsoft: Linux is a threat > > Auto forwarded by a Rule > > > Does that mean that folks in this group are just an illusion? I've seen a > lot of support come out of this group in the short time I've been lurking. > :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Post, Mark K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 9:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Microsoft: Linux is a threat > > > The quote that struck me the most was this: > "IBM's endorsement of Linux has added credibility and an illusion of support > and accountability," Ballmer said. > > > My first reaction was "_illusion_ of support and accountability? That > sounds more like Microsoft to me." > > > Mark Post > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Webb, Toronto Transit Commission [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 11:37 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Microsoft: Linux is a threat > > > Microsoft Corp chief executive, Steve Ballmer warned his staff in an e-mail > on Thursday that cheap Linux-based software is a growing threat to the > software titan. > http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_273556,0003.htm > > > Peter Webb > Technical Support Analyst > Toronto Transit Commission --
