Well, maybe by an uphill effort...
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| vainrveenr Jan 26, 2009 7:13 PM EDT |
As even the author admits:
Quoting:Of course, it's important to remember that the large commercial software companies are also powerful economic entities that create lots of jobs, and they are not going to go away or take this lightly, but it could put some pressure on these companies to put some of their products under open source or reduce costs. But it could also put them into fighting mode. High tech companies were good to Obama and he will likely avoid biting the hand that fed him.Indeed. To wit as well, specifically regarding Microsoft: - Obama's inauguration on Silverlight, well-commented upon recently at http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/28381/ - The failed battle over the last few years to win acceptance of the ODF standard over that of OOXML; well-reviewed in Andy Updegrove's ConsortiumInfo.org Standards Blog pieces such as 'Massachusetts Falls to OOXML as ITD Punts', linked to via http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/90666 - A powerful marketing blitz for MS's products including the upcoming Windows 7 - Consistent underhanded tactics, legal threats, and FUD directed at FOSS and at Linux in particular. Not even these current round of layoffs at Microsoft will effectively thwart its efforts, given that the threat of so much mindshare and exposure to FOSS remains at stake. |
| ColonelPanik Jan 26, 2009 9:00 PM EDT |
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/technology/26spend.html?_r... |
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