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Gates woos techies, dismisses Linux threat | |
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| Time: 08:53 EST/13:53 GMT | News Source: Reuters | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates coaxed Indian engineers on Wednesday to use his firm's proprietary software, as he dismissed threats to his Windows system from rival Linux in the battle over network computing. The world's richest man, on the third day of his trip to India, didn't bring any gifts, but instead delivered a sales pitch in the nation's technology capital. More than 1,000 software companies are based in Bangalore. | ||
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| #1 By 20 (24.243.41.64) at 11/13/2002 10:25:35 AM |
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*sigh* Does this tripe pass for journalism any more? The aire of bias is so thick here.
"Bill Gates coaxed Indian engineers" - implies deception, as though he's evil "to use his firm's" - firm? MS has $40b in the bank and a huge market cap. Firm? It's a Fortune 500 company that has wethered the economic problems rather well. "proprietary software" - I can almost hear the spit coming off the tongue of the writer "dismissed threads to his Windows system" - as if Bill himself is the owner of Linux "from rival Linux" - Please, don't give it that much credit, it hasn't earned it. Sun is a "rival" of Microsoft, Linux is a distant threat, if that. "The world's richest man" - "And most evil, because rich == evil" "didn't bring any gifts" - "Because rich people are supposed to give gifts all the time to make themselves less evil." Nevermind the average $1.2b that the Gates' foundation gives out every year. "but instead delivered a sales pitch" - How heinous! *puke* [Edit: It's Indian engineers, not Indiana engineers] This post was edited by daz on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 10:26. |
| #2 By 1845 (12.254.164.83) at 11/13/2002 10:43:48 PM |
| There is a difference between threat and rival. |
| #3 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 11/14/2002 10:37:56 AM |
| If you run Linux on an Intel or AMD chip, you'll have TCPA too. Care to restate that BS, davis? |
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