__/ [ Tony Sivori ] on Friday 16 June 2006 03:58 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Is Gates' retirement Linux's chance?
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Take Vista and its endless delays. Even now, after having missed its |
>> drop-dead shipping date, the betas are still, well, awful. Let me remind
>> | my Windows-friendly readers that it's not just me, a
>> Penguin-supporter, | saying this. Even Microsoft's friends are having a
>> hard time finding | nice things to say about its status. |
>> | Take Vista and its endless delays. Even now, after having missed its |
>> drop-dead shipping date, the betas are still, well, awful. Let me remind
>> | my Windows-friendly readers that it's not just me, a
>> Penguin-supporter, | saying this. Even Microsoft's friends are having a
>> hard time finding | nice things to say about its status.
>
> Which is why I see Gates leaving as being about as likely to have a
> negative effect on Linux as a positive one. In other words, the
> incompetence that is Microsoft, that is, the missed product roll outs, the
> overpriced product, the horrible security, the instability and bugs, the
> slap in the face DRM, it just may change.
>
> But probably not. Like the song says, "Meet the new boss, same as the old
> boss."
"Better the devil that I know than the one whom I don't know", I suppose.
One thing is for sure: the _customer_ and the _employee_ like no devils.
The effect of appointing Ballmer as CEO has been devastating. Without
Gates (Ozzie put in charge of that role), the gentle face will further
disappear from sight. Most people still perceive Gates as an iconic
figure, respresenting success (IT-savvy people know that this 'success'
was attained by sabotaging competition, but I digress). Paul Allen left
long, long ago. He even sold a lot of stock in recent years.
At current pace of closed-source demise and the emergence of Linux in the
mainstream, my [News] posts might soon become obsolete. With so many
positive announcements, this has become an overwhelming chore.
Best wishes,
Roy
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