tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post5667108453136816767..comments2023-09-20T07:28:27.572-05:00Comments on Linux in Exile: Microsoft hates "open"?Jim Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11598443864678006773noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-71430830204789229922010-09-18T07:43:33.867-05:002010-09-18T07:43:33.867-05:00Hi PV. Glad to see you back!
Yes, that's pret...Hi PV. Glad to see you back!<br /><br />Yes, that's pretty much the implication I was going for. If you want to hide incompetence, then putting it out there, for everyone to see, isn't the way you do it. Rather, you'd make your code closed, so that only you [Microsoft] can see what you've done.<br /><br />JHJHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264061238864151815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-26141688179684176112010-09-17T19:38:54.627-05:002010-09-17T19:38:54.627-05:00I could turn this statement on its head:
"Whe...I could turn this statement on its head:<br />"When you cannot compete, you declare your product proprietary. This masks incompetence [(e.g. Haystack, Windows ME)]. [...] When convenient, the companies say their products are proprietary [(e.g. Microsoft's past noncompliance with the GPL)]. They use it for their own benefit."<br />How does that sound for a business model?<br />--<br />a Linux Mint user since 2009 May 1PVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03204919785416600206noreply@blogger.com