Summary: With Vista 8, Microsoft finds itself unable to outsell Linux-based operating systems

Several years ago we showed -- using hard evidence -- how Microsoft created groups named "task forces" [1, 2, 3] (or whatever other euphemisms) to gun down the competition, notably GNU/Linux, wherever it appeared. Mr. Pogson alludes to this when he says:"It is well-documented that M$ spies on friends and foe in IT. Now the OEMs are taking counter-measures."

The report he cites is from Taiwan and it says that:

Rumors have also spread that Microsoft is developing another operating system, which will serve as the next-generation Windows and will be released in October.

We wrote about this before. Well, this is another sign that Windows is in trouble. Android is the top operating system at the moment. ⬆