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Go ahead DonnieBoy
Let us all know what "Microsoft really is thinking and saying.

And please, use your contacts "on the street" if you wish.

Time to sit back, this should be quite humorous...
Posted by: GuidingLight   Posted on: 04/01/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Go ahead DonnieBoy  GuidingLight | 04/01/09
Haha... yes  TylerM89 | 04/01/09
I see you do not having any arguments, so just getting warmed to go the  DonnieBoy | 04/01/09
They will never forgive you for making them feel even more stupid  InAction Man | 04/02/09
Thats because they don't need to.  Cayble | 04/04/09
You could save to yourself some of the advice you give to others  InAction Man | 04/05/09
RE: Funnieboy  Col Mustard | 04/01/09
Can we really stick to the topic?  Grayson Peddie | 04/01/09
It is April Fools day, We should all have some fun!  GuidingLight | 04/01/09
Tanks for your expert opinion!  InAction Man | 04/02/09
Windows Server 2008 Foudation With Ubuntu Server  Grayson Peddie | 04/01/09
Of course MS does not want to mention the L word, but this is all about  DonnieBoy | 04/01/09
Define....  Erroneous | 04/01/09
Yep! You can buy Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop!  Grayson Peddie | 04/01/09
Where you have to pay for Windows, Linux is royalty free.  DonnieBoy | 04/01/09
Initial layout for software becomes moot after awhile; a non issue  Cayble | 04/04/09
It does  bswiss | 04/06/09
Define....  richdave | 04/02/09
Network support costs.  Cayble | 04/04/09
Not about Linux  DaveN_MVP | 04/01/09
BS, Windows requires just as much support if not more  T1Oracle | 04/01/09
This is 2009  DaveN_MVP | 04/01/09
Re: Outdated opinions  Greenknight_z | 04/03/09
It is much easier than previous versions. But,  rbslack@... | 04/03/09
Re: Outdated opinions  DaveN_MVP | 04/03/09
It really is 2009  TristanGrimaux | 04/03/09
What?  TylerM89 | 04/01/09
re: What??  n0neXn0ne | 04/01/09
Re:  dvm | 04/02/09
re:Re  n0neXn0ne | 04/02/09
Conficker...  windozefreak | 04/02/09
Guess again....  storm14k | 04/01/09
LOL what a joke...  rbslack@... | 04/03/09
Correction  InAction Man | 04/02/09
Fact?  TylerM89 | 04/02/09
So what?  Dave Keays | 04/02/09
Fixed it for you...  PollyProteus | 04/02/09
Trying to share the blame in equal parts? Don't!  InAction Man | 04/02/09
@InAction boy  rbslack@... | 04/03/09
Twas more about browsers  Dave Keays | 04/02/09
What is a server?  TristanGrimaux | 04/03/09
That's the trend here  T1Oracle | 04/04/09
Once something goes wrong they need as much IT know how as the Linux guy.  T1Oracle | 04/04/09
BS to the BS  rbslack@... | 04/03/09
It's not less, consider what you are measuring here  T1Oracle | 04/04/09
Double...no quadruple BS, Linux doesn't have the user base...  Cayble | 04/04/09
100% correct, and there lays the boondoggle for Linux  Cayble | 04/04/09
Why should they?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/01/09
what Linux means to Microsoft  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 04/01/09
WS 2k8 Foundation and ASP.net  Grayson Peddie | 04/01/09
What about license?  Richard Flude | 04/01/09
What about license?  n0neXn0ne | 04/01/09
Notes from a 9 person company  DannyO_0x98 | 04/01/09
Correct for Channel and the Enterprise watchers  orcmid | 04/02/09
good points  mswift@... | 04/02/09
Excellent analysis!  PollyProteus | 04/02/09
XP on netbooks?  rkhalloran | 04/02/09
If We Don't Know the Answer  windozefreak | 04/02/09
Unfortunate truth  tmsbrdrs | 04/02/09
XP on netbooks  codeguy007 | 04/02/09
Again...  Cayble | 04/04/09
Actually they can't  Richard Flude | 04/01/09
RE; Actually they can't  Col Mustard | 04/01/09
re:RE:Actually .. you can't ..  n0neXn0ne | 04/01/09
Its NOT "anyone using windos"  Ole Man | 04/02/09
I don't get it. Your post makes no point.  Cayble | 04/04/09
I believe you  Ole Man | 04/05/09
Agreed. Completely.  Cayble | 04/04/09
I only wish M$ hired you  InAction Man | 04/02/09
Why Should We Listen To You?  itanalyst2@... | 04/02/09
RE: Why is Microsoft afraid to use the 'L' word?  Loverock Davidson | 04/01/09
You have no idea what you're talking about with linux do you?  teddybairs1 | 04/01/09
Oh but I do!  Loverock Davidson | 04/01/09
oh but you don't  tripolitan | 04/01/09
Personally....  zkiwi | 04/01/09
Probubly only you do this, most people don't.  B.O.F.H. | 04/01/09
You really have no clue do you?  Bruizer | 04/01/09
What distro are you using?  teddybairs1 | 04/01/09
echo 'Loverock' | sed 's/r/s c/g'  sparkkkey | 04/02/09
LOL, ...  n0neXn0ne | 04/02/09
yes, thank you ...  daboochmeister | 04/02/09
Question is, does he get it...  bswiss | 04/06/09
Never have to recompile  Charles Norrie | 04/02/09
Why?  justthinking | 04/01/09
....  n0neXn0ne | 04/01/09
@justthinking  tmsbrdrs | 04/02/09
it even exploits some non-Linux routers  bswiss | 04/06/09
By what measure?  sporkfighter | 04/06/09
Bad Mike Cox wannabe  nizuse | 04/01/09
Maybe  TTGIT Guy | 04/02/09
Unfortunately, I don't think so.  D-cat | 04/02/09
Who itself?  giantiago | 04/02/09
Loverock Has NEVER Used Linux  itanalyst2@... | 04/02/09
RE:Loverock Has NEVER Used Linux  richdave | 04/02/09
RE: Why is Microsoft afraid to use the 'L' word?  codeguy007 | 04/02/09
no win situation...  brokndodge@... | 04/01/09
Sad truth for Microsoft  croberts | 04/01/09
Microsoft could erect a huge neon "Linux" sign on their headquarters.  kozmcrae | 04/01/09
Like they "lost" on the netbook?  GuidingLight | 04/01/09
Tell me something ...  MisterMiester | 04/01/09
WM  BigTipper | 04/03/09
They wish they had lost. Fact is they are losing on netbooks  InAction Man | 04/02/09
Gee, wasn't there a blog last week concerning the end of XP support?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/02/09
Loss  tmsbrdrs | 04/02/09
Who wins?  bswiss | 04/06/09
RE: Why is Microsoft afraid to use the 'L' word?  gary859 | 04/01/09
....  n0neXn0ne | 04/01/09
agreed  samofdetroit | 04/02/09
or maybe ...  Dave Keays | 04/02/09
Now I know why the authors write these article  GuidingLight | 04/01/09
Your obsession is amusing.  InAction Man | 04/02/09
I dont think this is competing against Linux  gtg781w | 04/01/09
Probably  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/01/09
I dont think this is competing against Linux  codeguy007 | 04/02/09
Know your strengths  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/01/09
That explains it.  bswiss | 04/06/09
RE: Why is Microsoft afraid to use the 'L' word?  jy.durocher@... | 04/01/09
re: ... the 'L' word?  n0neXn0ne | 04/01/09
anti-visrus  jy.durocher@... | 04/02/09
re: anti-visrus  n0neXn0ne | 04/02/09
re: anti-visrus  codeguy007 | 04/02/09
Hardly  codeguy007 | 04/02/09
So Mary  Aussie_Troll | 04/01/09
re: So ...  n0neXn0ne | 04/01/09
Wrong...  hungryjoe | 04/02/09
"The actual MS servers aren't exposed directly to the internet." Very Wise!  InAction Man | 04/02/09
in other words  tmsbrdrs | 04/02/09
re:Wrong...  codeguy007 | 04/02/09
re:So ...  n0neXn0ne | 04/01/09
Windows 95  Charles Norrie | 04/02/09
Out of date  mswift@... | 04/02/09
again.. so what  Aussie_linux_user | 04/02/09
It did?  sporkfighter | 04/06/09
ashamed you are an aussie  Aussie_linux_user | 04/02/09
What'Da  RightPaddock | 04/03/09
RE: Why is Microsoft afraid to use the 'L' word?  Col Mustard | 04/01/09
The M$'s shills obsession with DonnieBoy is too amusing  InAction Man | 04/02/09
IBM OS2  jdieter@... | 04/02/09
You can blame OS2's demise on IBM  alaniane@... | 04/02/09
Why raise the issue of Linux?  Kaiwai | 04/01/09
Linux is free  magallanes | 04/02/09
close to free  tmsbrdrs | 04/02/09
No such thing as free  Kaiwai | 04/04/09
Kind of Lame OS  jpr75_z | 04/01/09
Curious to know  tmsbrdrs | 04/02/09
It's not Linux that scares them  Alan Smithie | 04/02/09
They are too scared to say the word  InAction Man | 04/02/09
Harry Potter?  .Brian | 04/02/09
In M$ headquarters they don't say "Linux"  InAction Man | 04/02/09
Why  timiteh | 04/02/09
No, they see Linux as Chemotherapy  InAction Man | 04/02/09
Their 'Accord' with the FTC and Supreme Court make....  rtirman37@... | 04/02/09
Conceded the Linux market - can't compete  scott1329 | 04/02/09
Conceded the Linux market - can't compete  codeguy007 | 04/02/09
Who's Who.  joe.smetona@... | 04/02/09
Their biz model is DEAD in the water.  techboy_z | 04/02/09
Dead Dead Dead  jdieter@... | 04/02/09
Funny  timiteh | 04/02/09
How so???  techboy_z | 04/02/09
Funnier  tmsbrdrs | 04/02/09
RE: Why is Microsoft afraid to use the 'L' word?  KineticArtist | 04/02/09
Other countries have adopted Linux distro's  Christian_<>< | 04/02/09
8.31 gigs  jdieter@... | 04/02/09
Worms/Viruses/Malware/Spyware/Trojans  Christian_<>< | 04/02/09
Actually, Linux distros can fall into the same  alaniane@... | 04/02/09
I have a chance to be comfortable in 'L'  Dave Keays | 04/02/09
One word, Samba ...  MisterMiester | 04/02/09
Brainwaves and Micowaves  Ole Man | 04/02/09
That's what the Redmond borg does  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/03/09
Do they need to use it?????  Narg | 04/02/09
It's just commonsense  chaz15 | 04/02/09
@chaz15  tmsbrdrs | 04/02/09
43 percent of respondents in a Gartner survey  Ole Man | 04/05/09
Mary Jo, why do you even bother to keep the Linux fanboys' hopes up?  transposeIT | 04/02/09
"is on its death throes"  Dave32265 | 04/02/09
in what world do you live in ...  Aussie_linux_user | 04/02/09
LOL...  Dave32265 | 04/02/09
@ Mary Jo RE: "MS ... pricing advantage over Apple"  rahbm | 04/02/09
RE: Why is Microsoft afraid to use the 'L' word?  RightPaddock | 04/03/09

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