Then *they* win?

Then *they* win?

Posted Oct 21, 2005 2:17 UTC (Fri) by ncm (subscriber, #165)
In reply to: Then *they* win? by man_ls
Parent article: Ballmer: Microsoft to go after Linux strongholds (ZDNet)

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.

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