Re: tlug: Can you believe this?

["Scott M. Stone" <sstone@example.com>]

On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

> >>>>> "Scott" == Scott M Stone <sstone@example.com> writes:
> 
>     Scott> hmph.  If I was Microsoft, I'd make my own linux distro and
>     Scott> then try to dominate the industry from three angles - NT
>     Scott> server, desktop OS, and UNIX server/desktop.  Their Linux
>     Scott> product might take some sales from NT, but overall sales
>     Scott> would still be higher.
> 
> Bill has been there, done that.  Remeber Xenix?

Um.... no.... I didn't get into UNIX until 1993..

> 
> I doubt that MS will ever make a big Linux play, at least not as long
> as the OS and the app divisions are a single company.  MS's whole
> culture is antithetical to the Unix philosophy.  I doubt they could
> make a good Unix product, even starting with an existing Linux distro
> (say, buy SuSE).  Their play on Linux would be on the app side,
> porting IE and Office to Linux.

But that would be Good Things (IE and Office for Linux).... wouldn't they?

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Scott M. Stone, CCNA <sstone@example.com>
UNIX Systems and Network Engineer
Taos - The SysAdmin Company 

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