Billwatch Resurrected
This site serves as a mirror (secondary host) of a project whose presence on the Web is no more. the site was dedicated to casting a critical eye on Microsoft’s business tactics. The name derives from the founder of the company, who was also its CEO at the time. You will find plenty of interesting material in the following sub-pages:
- Billwatch Articles Database
- Billwatch Quotes Database
- Billwatch Snippets Database – Part I
- Billwatch Snippets Database – Part II
- Billwatch Snippets Database – Part III
- Billwatch Snippets Database – Part IV
You can also search the database at Roy Bixler’s site. The purpose of these mirrors are to preserve and to share this valuable information.
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy. 
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