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-== Microsoft's dirty tactics against FreeSoftware ==
+== Microsoft's VS Free Software ==
+
+Why does Microsoft deserve special casing among all companies producing proprietary software?  Because
+**Microsoft is the only company that actively and repeatedly tried for years to kill FreeSoftware and Linux.**
+
+This is a collection of a variety of strategies attempted by Microsoft
+against an extremely resilient competitor that couldn't be simply brought
+or driven out of business in the conventional ways.
+
+steve_ballmer_bill_gates_i_wish_i_knew_how_to_quit_you.jpg
 
-{{steve_ballmer_bill_gates_i_wish_i_knew_how_to_quit_you.jpg}}
 
 === Targeting GNU/Linux ===
 
- * Linux is a Cancer (Steve Ballmer)
+ * [[http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/09/linux-foundation-to-microsoft-stop-secretly-attacking-linux.ars | Selling Linux related patents to trolls ]] (Sep 2009)
+
+ * [[http://www.ditii.com/2009/09/08/microsoft-linux-vs-windows-7-slideshow-for-retailers-targets-linux/ | Linux vs Windows 7 slides for retailers]] (Aug 2009)
 
- * Linux is unamerican (Steve Ballmer)
- 
- * Linux TCP/IP stack slower than Windows 2000's
 
- * Microsoft behind SCO's "smoking gun" claims against Linus Torvalds
+ * [[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/02/ballmer_linux_is_a_cancer/ | Linux is a Cancer]] -- Steve Ballmer, CEO (2001)
 
- * Trying to bribe Tanembaum against Linus Torvalds
+ * [[http://www.linux.com/feature/8374 | Linux is un-American]] -- Jim Allchin, Windows chief officer (2001) 
+
+ * Microsoft suspected behind SCO's "smoking gun" attacks 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
 
  * "Get the Facts!" (AKA "Get the FUD!") campaign
 
- * "We have the way out!" campagin with Unisys
+ * $25M spent for "[[http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-870805.html | We have the way out!]]" anti-Unix campaign with Unisys
 
 
 === Targeting Linux distributors ===
 
- * Paying Novell with the "vouchers" for unclear "interoperability" agreements
+ * Paying Novell with "vouchers" for unclear [[http://news.cnet.com/Microsoft-makes-Linux-pact-with-Novell/2100-1016_3-6132119.html | patent and "interoperability" pact]] (2007)
 
- * Paying Novell again
+ * Paying Novell again (2008)
 
  * 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)
+
+
 === Targeting hardware vendors ===
 
  * [[http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/15/technology/microsoft_olpc.fortune/index.htm | Undisclosed deal between Bill Gates and Nicholas Negroponte]], disrupting OLPC (2008)
@@ -36,6 +50,13 @@
  * Dumping Linux in Australia on the Asus EEE PC (2008)
 
 
+=== Internet market share ===
+
+ * Commissioning [[http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/07/0531210 | biased benchmarks]] to make Windows look better than Linux (2005)
+
+ * Make IIS look better in [[http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2006/04/06/april_2006_web_server_survey.html | Netcraft's web server survey]] by convincing domain registrars to use Windows servers for parked domains (2006)
+
+
 === Targeting Apple ===
 
  * Fake "Mac switchers" campaign with stock photos of models
@@ -50,7 +71,7 @@
 
  * Bribe ISO into accepting OOXML (2008)
 
- * Passport
+ * The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_ID#Problems | Passport]] authentication scheme (aka Microsoft Wallet, aka Windows Live ID (2007).
 
 
 === Targeting specific FLOSS projects ===
@@ -59,21 +80,25 @@
 
  * Bribe PHP (2008)
 
- * $100K bribe to Apache Software Foundation (2008)
+ * [[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/25/microsoft_gpl/ | $100K bribe to Apache Software Foundation]] (2008)
 
  * The [[http://www.microsoft.com/uk/servers/winclientshearts/ | Windows loves PHP]] campaign to promote the WAMP platform (2008)
 
+ * [[http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/10/microsoft-posts-video-of-customers-criticizing-openoffice.ars|Video against OpenOffice]] and OpenSource in general (2010)
+
+=== Targeting OpenSource licenses and development model ===
 
-=== Targeting OpenSource licenses ===
+ * Claiming the GPLv3 is invalid and unenforceable (in the context of distributing the Novell "vouchers" to customers)
 
- * Claiming the GPL is invalid and unenforceable
+ * The [[http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/ | Halloween documents]] (1998-2004)
 
- * Halloween documents
+ * Microsoft claims that [[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-152099.html | OSS violates 235 (unspecified) patents]] (FUD)
 
-=== Misc ===
+ * [[http://www.codeplex.org/|CodePlex foundation]] -- Motivation behind this initiative is still unclear (as of Sep 2009)
 
- * The (RED) campaign with the U2 (2008)
+=== Targeting Microsoft customers ===
 
+ * [[http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/06/microsoft-slips-ie-firefox-add-on-into-toolbar-update.ars | Microsoft hides mystery Firefox extension in toolbar update]]
 
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