Microsoft Vista vs. Linux desktops: An IT pro sounds off
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| With the end of the software’s service life rapidly approaching, Windows XP
| users are panicked. They dread the thought of moving to Vista . Many are
| starting to look at the Mac OS or Linux as an alternative. Perhaps Bill Gates
| stepped down because he could foretell the future, and it begins to look like
| Microsoft is faltering.
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| With the state of affairs as it is, software developers should move to open
| source in droves. They can still write proprietary code, and can still sell
| it at retailers and online.
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| They just won’t have to pay homage to Microsoft. Monopoly software is dead;
| long live open source!
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http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/04/17/microsoft-vista-versus-linux-desktops-an-it-pro-sounds-off/
Yesterday:
Ballmer: Vista Is 'a Work in Progress'
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| As PC users clamor for Microsoft to continue to support Windows XP, company
| CEO Steve Ballmer called the Vista OS "a work in progress" at an annual
| Seattle event on Thursday.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144773/ballmer_vista_is_a_work_in_progress.html
Recent:
Feeling the heat at Microsoft
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| A couple of years ago you reiterated that IBM was Microsoft's biggest
| competitor and you said not just on the business side, but overall. If I ask
| you who is Microsoft's biggest competitor now, who would it be?
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| Ballmer: Open...Linux. I don't want to say open source. Linux, certainly have
| to go with that.
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http://www.news.com/Feeling-the-heat-at-Microsoft/2008-1012_3-6232458.html?tag=ne.fd.mnbc
Holy Crap: Did Bill Gates Just Say Windows Sucks?
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| We asked a simple question: what Microsoft product could have used a little
| more polish before release? The answer astounded us. We would just like to
| thank Bill Gates for his honesty and his openness.
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http://gizmodo.com/342920/holy-crap-did-bill-gates-just-say-windows-sucks
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