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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
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