Ex-Microsoftie: Free Software Will Kill Redmond (ComputerWorld) [LWN.net]

Ex-Microsoftie: Free Software Will Kill Redmond (ComputerWorld)

Posted May 22, 2009 11:30 UTC (Fri) by TxtEdMacs (guest, #5983)
In reply to: Ex-Microsoftie: Free Software Will Kill Redmond (ComputerWorld) by macson_g
Parent article: Ex-Microsoftie: Free Software Will Kill Redmond (ComputerWorld)

Linux need not dominate to have a positive effect, i.e. just making MS behave in a more civil fashion is a gain for humanity. And, perhaps for MS itself.

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Ex-Microsoftie: Free Software Will Kill Redmond (ComputerWorld)

Posted May 22, 2009 12:33 UTC (Fri) by nixternal (guest, #41048) [Link] (1 responses)

I couldn't of said it any better myself. I think the "Linux Crusade" is fighting a battle that is much larger than the desktop itself. Personally, if there is a day where Linux is the leader, I guarantee I will not be alive, and I am only 35.

We need to stop trying to be the #1 desktop, it is virtually impossible right now. What we should be doing is working on creating an amazing alternative, making what we already have better. According to stats, Linux is #3 in the desktop world, that still puts us on the podium and is a feat in itself that we should be proud of.

As for the interview itself, it was the typical ex-MS employee who has either gone Mac or Linux. In some cases, he sounds more of a fanboi than I do :)

Though with that said, lets continue on working for world domination :p

Ex-Microsoftie: Free Software Will Kill Redmond (ComputerWorld)

Posted May 22, 2009 17:49 UTC (Fri) by shmget (guest, #58347) [Link]

"he sounds more of a fanboi than I do :)"

The same ex-MS employee predicted in a self-published book that the Linux Kernel will be rewritten in C#... so, one should take his 'predictions' with a huge grain of salt.