Nah, they are just looking for some free good publicity.. To look like friends instead of fiends... Don't for a minute make too much of it, its a marketing stunt.
They have something up their sleeves and are just trying to garner up some goodwill so they don't wear mud. After most of 30 years of underhanded tactics.. you think they could change even if they wanted to? rgds Franki -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim C Sent: Wednesday, 23 July 2003 1:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] [OT] Microsoft is a platinum sponsor for LinuxWorld Malaysia 2003 - eh? > > >>_It reflects Microsoft_s desire to co-exist with Linux; the company >>doesn_t want to be left out and there is room for both,_ says Faisal. >>_There is this thing that Microsoft is supposedly the evil guy and >>Linux the good guy -- this is not true._ >><cough> bullshite <cough> >> >> Actually they probably *do* want to find a way to cooexist. Perhaps they can see the writing on the wall and have decided that cooexitance is better than nonexistance.
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