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Microsoft Doesn’t Like Open Source; It’s Badmouthing, Stereotyping, Attacking It (to Shift Blame)

Posted in Free/Libre Software, FUD, Microsoft at 7:14 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

The issue here is Microsoft, but watch who is being attributed the blame

That’s like Microsoft’s media moles blaming "Go" for malware that is merely written using Go

Summary: This week I found out that a dear old friend lost all his money (about 150,000 pounds) due to a Microsoft LinkedIn scam; watch how Microsoft blames unpopular nation states, “open source”, the victims, and attackers (basically anyone but Microsoft), just as it does when defects in its software go unfixed for months

Related: Attempts to Legislate Against Free Software in Order to Elbow Such Software Aside (connected to lobbying by Microsoft)

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