On 2008-03-04, Dances With Crows <danceswithcrows@usa.net> wrote:

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From his sig:

"Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a
completely unintentional side effect. --Linus Torvalds"

Instead, Microsoft is destroying Linux. By surreptitiously
financing* KDE and Gnome, which are Windows-clone user
interfaces, and slowly turning Linux into just another version of
Windows.

By making Linux accessible to ignorant appliance operators.

* Do I have any proof? No. But I know that a _staggering_ number
of person-hours of highly-skilled labor went into producing those
massive application suites, and that _someone_ has obviously been
funneling millions of dollars into those projects. Not to mention
the documentation and technical support and websites and...

Can't think of a better suspect than Microsoft. It's a brilliant
strategy. I doubt that any of the developers and staff have any
idea where the money ultimately originates.

Tom

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