From f343ef4d92352f9fc442aeb9c8b1abee27d74c62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luxagraf Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:24:02 -0400 Subject: cleaned up wired import --- .../Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Thu/getthefacts.txt | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Thu/getthefacts.txt (limited to 'wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Thu/getthefacts.txt') diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Thu/getthefacts.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Thu/getthefacts.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..32d881e --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Thu/getthefacts.txt @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +Microsoft has taken down its controversial anti-Linux site, "Get The Facts" and replaced it with a [new kinder, gentler version][2] that only slags Linux distros which haven't bowed to the company's patent threats -- namely RedHat. + +The old site garnered a good deal of publicity when it was revealed that Microsoft tried to influence the analysts hired to perform "impartial" studies comparing Windows and Linux in order to show Microsoft offerings in a more favorable light. + +The new site, which is now called simply, Windows Server Compare, tones down the anti-Linux rhetoric, perhaps in deference to Microsoft's agreements with Novell, Xandros and others. + +Naturally the new site still paints Microsoft as clearly the winner in head-to-head comparisons, but really, who expects an impartial answer from Microsoft? + +Kudos to Microsoft for recognizing that the old site was a dinosaur and spread more ill-will in the Linux world than it did good cheer in the Microsoft world, but we can't help wonder what the point of the new site is? + +If you want impartial information about the pros and cons of open source versus Microsoft try a search engine. Or, even better, download some open source software and try it yourself, after all, it's free and you can always throw it away if it doesn't suit your needs. + +[via [ZDNet][2]] + +[1]: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/compare/default.mspx +[2]: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=670 \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2