Microsoft Eats Linux (Score 2, Funny)

I dunno why you're all so down on Microsoft. Its a kick arse company with excellent products, visionary leadership and massive amounts of talent. No Microsoft didn't invent the internet but they did capture and popularise the platform that allows millions of people to access the internet everyday. They made a mistake. They accepted they made a mistake. They changed course and once again ate the competition. All this nonsense about being "first" is hooey. Theres no good being first if you cant hold onto whatever advantage it supposedly brings. Linux in comparision is a dog of an operating system as witnessed by its paltry uptake and market share. Perhaps if the Linux community spent as much time promoting the features and benefits of their so called "superior solutions", as they do bashing Microsoft, then they might actually get in touch with Joe Average consumer and break more than wind when it comes to product mindshare. The biggest problem with most Linux geeks is that they are so wrapped up in the technology side of the software industry that they seem to have forgotten about the "business" of selling software. Microsoft does this better than anyone in the software industry. You can all moan and bitch all you like but it's all become little more than a vaguely wimpish sounding cliche'. Too all those in the Linux community who believe otherwise perhaps a reality check is in order: Microsoft dont owe you diddly squat! Not nil. Not nada. If you want to kick Microsofts arse then by all means do it. But enough already with the carry-on as if you've already done it. The way some of you puff your hairy chests about the state of the Linux platform, anyone would think it was your camp that had an 85-90% market share. And to that all i can say is ....lmao! You've got a lot more work to do than that sonny boy!