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Then *they* win?Then *they* win?Posted Oct 20, 2005 23:55 UTC (Thu) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091)In reply to: Then *they* win? by TwoTimeGrime Parent article: Ballmer: Microsoft to go after Linux strongholds (ZDNet) No, the ones laughing and the ones doing all the fighting are those who lose. The other side is presumably too busy being better to care.
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Then *they* win? Posted Oct 21, 2005 2:17 UTC (Fri) by ncm (subscriber, #165) [Link] True. Still, he's right that usually it does go the other way. Otherwise Gandhi's pronouncement wouldn't have seemed so surprising, or quoteable. Tell somebody from any place that was crushed and then ground to powder by Stalin about Gandhi, and see if you get a chuckle. Likewise, any province of China. Or England. Or even India. Late British rule in India was an historical aberration; moreso perhaps only in Malaysia.U.S. politicians are remarkably cheap, and if MS needs to buy a few dozen (e.g. by proxy, as is their way, through MPAA and RIAA) to (in effect) outlaw Linux, they'll count it money well spent.
Then *they* win? Posted Oct 21, 2005 2:25 UTC (Fri) by TwoTimeGrime (guest, #11688) [Link] I find it hard to believe that would be true in all cases. I still assert that the quote is meaningless. And it's still annoying. It means nothing.
Then *they* win? Posted Oct 21, 2005 5:42 UTC (Fri) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link] Well, I think the meaning of the quote lies more in the first three phases: you do not fight something which you ignore, or something laughable. It seems people who are recalling it are saying that Linux is well known and not laughable any more, but a force to reckon with.The last phrase then you win seems more motivational in nature (as rev has said below) and is probably meaningless (as shown in ncm's examples).
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