1 == Microsoft's dirty tactics against FreeSoftware ==
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5 === Targeting GNU/Linux ===
7 * Linux is a Cancer (Steve Ballmer)
9 * Linux is unamerican (Steve Ballmer)
11 * Linux TCP/IP stack slower than Windows 2000's
13 * Microsoft behind SCO's "smoking gun" claims against Linus Torvalds
15 * Trying to bribe Tanembaum against Linus Torvalds
17 * Software patent lobby at the EU parliament
19 * "Get the Facts!" (AKA "Get the FUD!") campaign
21 * "We have the way out!" campagin with Unisys
24 === Targeting Linux distributors ===
26 * Paying Novell with the "vouchers" for unclear "interoperability" agreements
30 * Attempting to [[http://olpcnews.com/sales_talk/microsoft/how_microsoft_got_xp_on_the_xo.html | take over OLPC]] (2005)
32 === Targeting hardware vendors ===
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 * Dumping Linux in Australia on the Asus EEE PC (2008)
39 === Targeting Apple ===
41 * Fake "Mac switchers" campaign with stock photos of models
43 * The "I'm a PC" campaign (2008)
46 === Targeting open standards ===
49 * Creating OOXML to disrupt the Open Document Format.
51 * Bribe ISO into accepting OOXML (2008)
56 === Targeting specific FLOSS projects ===
58 * Bribe Blender (2008)
62 * $100K bribe to Apache Software Foundation (2008)
64 * The [[http://www.microsoft.com/uk/servers/winclientshearts/ | Windows loves PHP]] campaign to promote the WAMP platform (2008)
67 === Targeting OpenSource licenses ===
69 * Claiming the GPL is invalid and unenforceable
75 * The (RED) campaign with the U2 (2008)
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