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Submission + - Microsoft "Open Value Subscription" Scam (cnet.com)

daveofdoom writes: "Microsoft Open Value Subscription is none of the above

This week Microsoft launched a SMB program that contains the words "open", "value" and "subscription", none of which are common to Microsoft products, culture, or marketing.

Digging in a bit I found myself confused not only by what the program portends to be but why it would be called it "Open Value Subscription" unless they were hoping to leverage buzzwords and concepts related to open source and SaaS (software as a service). It's such lame and dishonest branding the marketing group should be ashamed."

Comment Re:The article is rose tinted regarding Linuxcare (Score 3, Informative) 116

Hi, Dave here. I finally logged in. FYI-I never worked for Levanta, nor do I know if they need funding. I think the LinuxCare story is an interesting business case, especially as it relates to open source companies that continue to get showered with cash. You are correct in your comments. The management pissed away alot of $$$. The whole point of this piece was to show that investors-and developers need to pay attention to the world around them and not get caught up in the B.S. LC could have survived, but they drank their own Kool-aid and thought they were invincible. Couple that with bad market conditions and the whole thing goes to hell.

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