1 == Microsoft's dirty tactics against FreeSoftware ==
3 Please help expand and verify the following list.
4 Each claim should come with links to supporting material.
7 === Targeting GNU/Linux ===
9 * Linux is a Cancer (Steve Ballmer)
11 * Linux is unamerican (Steve Ballmer)
13 * Linux TCP/IP stack slower than Windows 2000's
15 * Microsoft behind SCO's "smoking gun" claims against Linus Torvalds
17 * Trying to bribe Tanembaum against Linus Torvalds
19 * Software patent lobby at the EU parliament
21 * "Get the Facts!" (AKA "Get the FUD!") campaign
23 * "We have the way out!" campagin with Unisys
26 === Targeting Linux distributors ===
28 * Paying Novell with the "vouchers"
32 * Attempting to [[http://olpcnews.com/sales_talk/microsoft/how_microsoft_got_xp_on_the_xo.html | take over OLPC]] (2005)
34 * [[http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/15/technology/microsoft_olpc.fortune/index.htm | Undisclosed deal between Bill Gates and Nicholas Negroponte]], disrupting OLPC (2008)
36 === Targeting Apple ===
38 * Fake "Mac switchers" campaign with stock photos of models
40 * The "I'm a PC" campaign
43 === Targeting open standards ===
45 * Creating OOXML to disrupt the Open Document Format.
47 * Bribe ISO into accepting OOXML
52 === Targeting specific FLOSS projects ===
58 * $100K bribe to Apache Software Foundation
60 * The [[http://www.microsoft.com/uk/servers/winclientshearts/ | Windows loves PHP]] campaign (WAMP)
63 === Targeting OpenSource licenses ===
65 * Claiming the GPL is invalid and unenforceable
70 * The (RED) campaign with the U2