Microsoft and Suicide

“All those who think Linux will clean Microsoft’s clock who are also people who have never compiled software, please hold up your hand. See, it is the technical community (those who compile – the Compilers) that sees Open Source as the ultimate winner while all the people who actually buy software don’t. The truth is that Microsoft is positioning itself to take on Linux on Linux’s turf if that’s required. Bill Gates has been quite clear that his company’s need for huge cash reserves is to keep it going for up to five years in the face of ZERO sales. So Microsoft could match Open Source pricing without the Open Source and while the compilers might not be swayed, everyone else (the other 98 percent of the market) would be.”