Red Hat downplays Novell/Microsoft deal (ArsTechnica)

Red Hat downplays Novell/Microsoft deal (ArsTechnica)

Posted Nov 7, 2006 15:01 UTC (Tue) by jedidiah (guest, #20319)
In reply to: Red Hat downplays Novell/Microsoft deal (ArsTechnica) by niner
Parent article: Red Hat downplays Novell/Microsoft deal (ArsTechnica)

It is not zealotry to realize that Microsoft is a bastard. They destroy friends and enemies alike. Gates started out by blackmailing his first customer and then stabbing him in the back. Wanting to distance yourself from that kind of people is by no means "religious zealotry". It's merely being sensible. It's merely acknowledging the history of these people. To ignore some available facts just because they are inconvenient is IRRATIONAL.

Microsoft wants to be the only game in town. Unfortunately, they don't have the engineering skills to pull it off successfully. They are no AT&T. Neither are they an IBM.

If anything, it's the Microsoft apologists that have assumed the mental role of religious fundementalist: blindly holding onto views contradicted by the available evidence.

I don't want to use Microsoft products because they're crap and they're more trouble than their worth. This is both a personal and professional evaluation. As an IT professional, I would avoid giving Microsoft money anyways. Seeking to avoid doing that through Suse is simply maintaining the long established status quo for many of us.

It's bad enough that the market won't allow VMS to thrive. We shouldn't help Microsoft add Unix (including Linux) to the boneyard. Based on Microsoft's behavior in the past, no rational being can deny that this is exactly what Microsoft will do if it has the power.

This isn't about 'OSS fanatacism', it's about 'engineering fantacism'.

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