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> Mind you, running Linux as a service wouldn't add a darn thing to > Microsoft's offerings. Indeed, it would hurt them in some ways since > it would distract them from their main plans. Linux certainly > wouldn't gain anything from running on say Server 2003. But, if > Microsoft were to make such a move, it wouldn't be about technical > benefits. It would be about stealing Linux's thunder. It would be > about saying to customers: "Linux? We can give you that, only better > because you don't have to worry about SCO legal action."
> You see, Microsoft has never been about being technically better. > Microsoft is about creating the perception that it's the best and > embracing any technology that might disrupt that illusion. If Linux > gives Microsoft enough trouble, I think Microsoft is ready to > embrace Linux--just enough to try to strangle it.
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