Caldera Says Microsoft Hurt Linux OS techweb.com
Same story, strickly for amusement.
Caldera said Microsoft urged a "top five" computer maker not to license OpenLinux, but will not name the company. "Microsoft is a big company and they will do whatever they feel they need to do to maintain their monopoly," said Bryan Sparks, president and CEO of Caldera, based in Provo, Utah. "If you do something to upset them, who knows what the repercussions are."
I don't know about the top five license part, but the direct quote sounds accurate to me.
The accusation has Microsoft hopping mad. "These are baseless and groundless accusations, and we are considering all our legal options to make sure these kinds of accusations aren't allowed to continue," Cullinen said. "We are not going to let comments like that go unanswered."
Well, you can answer comments like that without suing people. I mean, I wouldn't know if the story is true, but it seems true that you can't buy a PC from the top five (and what, maybe the next 10 below that) without Windows. Why is that?
Enderle said he also believes Microsoft is going to begin answering all its critics. "I'm not sure I'd go out of my way to make them mad," he said. "A suit against a major company -- win, lose, or draw -- can get very expensive."
Oh boy, I'm in trouble. But again, I'm a bit confused by this new Microsoftese language use, where "answering your critics" equates to suing them to shut them up. Is this in preparation for "kinder gentler IV" or whatever, where Bill says "we're really not going to sue everybody"?
Cheers, Dan. |
