X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=MicrosoftTactics;h=b448b148f338a86e463cc385e85c15c8938d683e;hb=39c2332691f06ef5bbeb7a226626ea8d15147d65;hp=4f433ad3833df3fba9a06b5027fa0b10aef6cce4;hpb=e7c072a1585368870f6deca5edeb6779344b94b5;p=wiki.git diff --git a/MicrosoftTactics b/MicrosoftTactics index 4f433ad..b448b14 100644 --- a/MicrosoftTactics +++ b/MicrosoftTactics @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ -== Microsoft's dirty tactics against FreeSoftware == +== Microsoft's VS FreeSoftware == -steve_ballmer_bill_gates_i_wish_i_knew_how_to_quit_you.jpg +Why does Microsoft deserve special treatment among all the companies producing proprietary software? **Microsoft is the only company that actively and continuously tried to kill FreeSoftware and Linux for several years.** This is a collection of a variety of strategies attempted by Microsoft -against an extremely resilient competitor that couldn't just be brought -or driven to bankruptcy as usual. +against an extremely resilient competitor that couldn't be simply brought +or driven to bankruptcy. + +steve_ballmer_bill_gates_i_wish_i_knew_how_to_quit_you.jpg === Targeting GNU/Linux === @@ -13,9 +15,9 @@ or driven to bankruptcy as usual. * [[http://www.linux.com/feature/8374 | Linux is un-American]] -- Jim Allchin, Windows chief officer (2001) - * Microsoft behind SCO's "smoking gun" claims against Linus Torvalds + * Microsoft suspected behind SCO's "smoking gun" attacks against Linus Torvalds - * Trying to bribe Tanembaum against Linus Torvalds + * Microsoft paying a "think tank" to bribe Tanembaum to accuse Linus Torvalds of stealing Minix's code * Software patent lobby at the EU parliament @@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ or driven to bankruptcy as usual. * Attempting to [[http://olpcnews.com/sales_talk/microsoft/how_microsoft_got_xp_on_the_xo.html | take over OLPC]] (2005) - * Attempted patent deal with [[http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/19/1720201 Red Hat and Canonical]] (2007) + * Attempted patent deal with [[http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/19/1720201 | Red Hat and Canonical]] (2007) === Targeting hardware vendors ===