Comments on: Microsoft’s Veiled Attack on Google Tries to Incite GNU/Linux People Against Chrome OS http://techrights.org/2009/07/14/microsoft-veiled-attack-chrome/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darth Chaos http://techrights.org/2009/07/14/microsoft-veiled-attack-chrome/comment-page-1/#comment-70822 Darth Chaos Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:57:08 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=14696#comment-70822 Greetings from the Prison Planet and Propaganda Matrix forums, Femacamper! How about boycottboycottnovell.com? lol But seriously, the moment Alex Jones makes any criticism of Chrome OS, Schestowitz will probably smear Jones as a Microsoft shill. Greetings from the Prison Planet and Propaganda Matrix forums, Femacamper!

How about boycottboycottnovell.com? lol But seriously, the moment Alex Jones makes any criticism of Chrome OS, Schestowitz will probably smear Jones as a Microsoft shill.

]]> By: Jose_X http://techrights.org/2009/07/14/microsoft-veiled-attack-chrome/comment-page-1/#comment-69984 Jose_X Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:28:36 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=14696#comment-69984 >> Microsoft must respond fast. As usual, Microsoft does not respond by making better products; Microsoft just attacks its competition with vandalism or words. I think they are trying to work with "partners" to leverage FOSS to remain competitive. They try to leverage their monopolies (eg, the information that is closed source) to provide interop issues to which only they hold the keys. If they can (ab)use patents to create advantages over FOSS and other FOSS competitors, they will. Eg, success of their dotnet platform on Linux puts them at the top of the patent pecking order. Hopefully software patents will receive a convincing deadly blow soon. [Note that the Microsoft Community Promise is a joke. The main problems are: (a) trolls holding the patents as proxies to bypass the "Promise"; (b) extension patents that are easy to infringe once you already implement the core; and (c) a failure for the "Promise" for ECMA dotnet to protect against partial implementations that would be necessary in order to stop infringement on the extension patents (ie, fork mono enough to avoid other patents and you lose the protection from the core patents which still apply).] >> Microsoft must respond fast. As usual, Microsoft does not respond by making better products; Microsoft just attacks its competition with vandalism or words.

I think they are trying to work with “partners” to leverage FOSS to remain competitive.

They try to leverage their monopolies (eg, the information that is closed source) to provide interop issues to which only they hold the keys.

If they can (ab)use patents to create advantages over FOSS and other FOSS competitors, they will. Eg, success of their dotnet platform on Linux puts them at the top of the patent pecking order. Hopefully software patents will receive a convincing deadly blow soon.

[Note that the Microsoft Community Promise is a joke. The main problems are: (a) trolls holding the patents as proxies to bypass the "Promise"; (b) extension patents that are easy to infringe once you already implement the core; and (c) a failure for the "Promise" for ECMA dotnet to protect against partial implementations that would be necessary in order to stop infringement on the extension patents (ie, fork mono enough to avoid other patents and you lose the protection from the core patents which still apply).]

]]> By: Jose_X http://techrights.org/2009/07/14/microsoft-veiled-attack-chrome/comment-page-1/#comment-69983 Jose_X Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:09:07 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=14696#comment-69983 That would defeat the point of boycottwindows etc. Wait first until monopolies are broken. Then if you still feel strongly about ChromeOS, go for it. :-P That would defeat the point of boycottwindows etc. Wait first until monopolies are broken. Then if you still feel strongly about ChromeOS, go for it.

:-P

]]> By: Femacamper http://techrights.org/2009/07/14/microsoft-veiled-attack-chrome/comment-page-1/#comment-69978 Femacamper Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:10:26 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=14696#comment-69978 I'm thinking of starting a website...how about BoycottGoogleChrome.com? I’m thinking of starting a website…how about BoycottGoogleChrome.com?

]]> By: André http://techrights.org/2009/07/14/microsoft-veiled-attack-chrome/comment-page-1/#comment-69590 André Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:22:12 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=14696#comment-69590 The important thing is: Google Chrome OS is driven by hardware manufacturers and zero risk for Google. Remember Microsoft to launch horrible 100 million$ TV spots and marketing campaigns. Google gets all the buzz virtually for free. Google Chrome may have just 2% of the browser market but without substantial investment. You have to think anti-BostonConsulting to understand it, and watch the technology chain. It goes like this: Either you control a technology platform or no one else. If you can't control the browser make sure no one else does. Chrome avoids a firefox lock-in. FF is also Google sponsored technology, just that it is not called "Google FF". In the old world you focus your ressources on one product. But it is more like a garden and planting new trees is a very simple, very natural thing to do. When you built upon open source you don't have to win with your product to make it change the market. To be precise, Google has not only one browser but also for instance: http://code.google.com/p/arora/ Software is cheap when you build on the open source stack. Chrome OS is a similar cheap investment and they don't have to "win". "Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010." Lightweight is the future. Gnome Os will not compete with Linux distributions and their KDE or Gnome environments for the Desktop Linux market. Linux distributors as RedHat sell server services. But it will strengthen the platform, the technology stack, in particular because of the hardware manufacturers taken on board. The important thing is: Google Chrome OS is driven by hardware manufacturers and zero risk for Google. Remember Microsoft to launch horrible 100 million$ TV spots and marketing campaigns. Google gets all the buzz virtually for free.

Google Chrome may have just 2% of the browser market but without substantial investment. You have to think anti-BostonConsulting to understand it, and watch the technology chain. It goes like this: Either you control a technology platform or no one else. If you can’t control the browser make sure no one else does. Chrome avoids a firefox lock-in. FF is also Google sponsored technology, just that it is not called “Google FF”. In the old world you focus your ressources on one product. But it is more like a garden and planting new trees is a very simple, very natural thing to do.

When you built upon open source you don’t have to win with your product to make it change the market. To be precise, Google has not only one browser but also for instance: http://code.google.com/p/arora/
Software is cheap when you build on the open source stack.

Chrome OS is a similar cheap investment and they don’t have to “win”.

“Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.”

Lightweight is the future. Gnome Os will not compete with Linux distributions and their KDE or Gnome environments for the Desktop Linux market. Linux distributors as RedHat sell server services. But it will strengthen the platform, the technology stack, in particular because of the hardware manufacturers taken on board.

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