Comments on: Microsoft AstroTurfing War on GNU/Linux is Still Going On, But Hidden Better, Uses API as Instrument of Lock-in http://techrights.org/2015/02/21/corruptible-press-on-eee/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2015/02/21/corruptible-press-on-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-235615 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:41:46 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=81807#comment-235615 It’s bad in another sense, and it’s also a divide-and-rule approach, a la Novell. See how a Microsoft booster put it today:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/still-no-red-hat-linux-on-azure-but-vmware-looks-to-be-on-its-way/

]]> By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2015/02/21/corruptible-press-on-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-235613 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:40:09 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=81807#comment-235613 It’s a double-edged sword. On the one hand, Microsoft caused tremendous damage to the good name of GNU/Linux (and associated people, products, principal proponents), but on the other hand it also made Microsoft more enemies, notoriety. I think this is akin to the “assassination by drones” strategy, which is highly misguided (I have written about this on a daily basis for about 3 years now).

For Microsoft, a winning strategy is to carry on the former (causing damage) without getting caught. That’s why we see much of the smearing of Google coming from the likes of Cyanogen (Microsoft-funded) or Nokia, smearing of the GNU GPL coming from Black Duck (also Microsoft-connected) and lest we forget SCO. It’s essential that we keep track of who’s who and where money flows because it’s shallow and easy to see much of the time. Not always, but sometimes it’s crystal clear.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2015/02/21/corruptible-press-on-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-235612 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:38:15 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=81807#comment-235612 Of course, but that is not as bad as the patent attacks (a lot of which is based on FUD for example).

]]> By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2015/02/21/corruptible-press-on-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-235611 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:34:13 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=81807#comment-235611 Microsoft profits from GNU/Linux when it puts it in Azure. It also gains power over it.

]]> By: stites http://techrights.org/2015/02/21/corruptible-press-on-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-235607 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:28:13 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=81807#comment-235607 Over the years you and I have watched Microsoft spend huge amounts of money on astroturf. Ever since I joined the open source movement in about 2000 Microsoft astroturf has been a constant background noise in the technical news and in the various open source forums.

But in looking back over Microsoft’s astroturf efforts I cannot see that the astroturf effort has accomplished anything of significance for Microsoft. Do you know of anything that Microsoft has ever gained through the use of astroturf?

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Steve Stites

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2015/02/21/corruptible-press-on-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-235602 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:13:35 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=81807#comment-235602 “We asked Om Malik, “how much does Nadella bribe you now?” He did not respond (it has been days since we asked).”
I think more constructive would be something like:
“Linux has a larger share in the server market and would be difficult for MS to attack now. The main patent attacks seems to be on Android and ChromeOS. Notice they target the desktop market. This is not a coincidence.”

]]> By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2015/02/21/corruptible-press-on-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-235600 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:05:47 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=81807#comment-235600 This helps remind us that Microsoft attacks Linux and views it as a patent infringement. It should be noted that GigaOm is not financially independent from Microsoft, either.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2015/02/21/corruptible-press-on-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-235599 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:01:00 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=81807#comment-235599 As a side note, GigaOm’s last article on the patent attacks seems to be six months ago: https://gigaom.com/2014/06/16/patents-that-fuel-microsofts-android-tax-revealed-in-chinese-blog-post/

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2015/02/21/corruptible-press-on-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-235597 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:50:56 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=81807#comment-235597 Patent attacks.

]]> By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2015/02/21/corruptible-press-on-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-235596 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:47:38 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=81807#comment-235596 Targets of what?

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2015/02/21/corruptible-press-on-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-235595 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:43:50 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=81807#comment-235595 Azure however runs neither Android or ChromeOS which seems to be the main targets.

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