X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=MicrosoftTactics;h=f11ecbb12f9ecc234f0da9a5da865353875e4abb;hp=76510a66da85dbbaea34481deda10c8bb7e80f94;hb=4f4cc72d00c15d968a37e399118867ec2df5a681;hpb=748268b2cafb48bf026d4f290e2cd5c28acb8eda diff --git a/MicrosoftTactics b/MicrosoftTactics index 76510a6..f11ecbb 100644 --- a/MicrosoftTactics +++ b/MicrosoftTactics @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ == 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 GNU/Linux.** +**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 @@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ steve_ballmer_bill_gates_i_wish_i_knew_how_to_quit_you.jpg * The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_ID#Problems | Passport]] authentication scheme (aka Microsoft Wallet, aka Windows Live ID (2007). - * [[http://www.fsfe.org/projects/os/bsa-letter-analysis.html.en | BSA Letter]], pressuring the European Commission to stop supporting open standards. === Targeting specific FLOSS projects === @@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ steve_ballmer_bill_gates_i_wish_i_knew_how_to_quit_you.jpg * 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) + * [[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 ===