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To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (59376)	7/3/2001 3:12:47 PM
From: alydar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

hi bill, excuse me if i am wrong, which i do not believe i am, but linux was developed to kill msft os, no. unix was not on the mind of linus. you know, penguins can be very mean. ask batman. rocky

To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (59376)	7/5/2001 12:12:55 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

IBM says Microsoft arrogant on open source By CNET NEWS.COM STAFF, CNET NEWS.COM IBM has called Microsoft's recent attacks on the open-source business model "arrogance," blasting them as futile and counterproductive. ... "Microsoft is trying to shore up its defenses as the tide is coming in," Adam Jollans, marketing manager for IBM Software for Linux in the European region. "They're trying to stop the tide, but the tide comes in whether you want it to or not." ... "We don't think (the proprietary model) is viable any more," Jollans said. "The world has changed irrevocably with the Internet, and Microsoft's single-platform approach won't work. You have to be able to connect to things." Andy Hoiles, IBM's Linux business manager for IBM's European Enterprise Systems Group, believes Microsoft's anti-open source, pro-.Net strategy is the arrogance of a company that has succeeded in conquering markets more often than it has failed. "We had that arrogance a few years ago," he said. "Then we nearly went out of business. You learn from that." nytimes.com Best of luck.