M$ is in business solely for the purpose of squeezing the most $ possible from the locked in users of their monopolistic and proprietary OS. They would never (willingly) have anything to do with open source. If someday Linux has 90% of the market, they might reconsider, but by that time their stock price would be approaching zero and it wouldn't matter.
JMO,
Mike
Alan Dunford wrote:
A friend sent this to me - thought it might be of some interest!!!
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Dear Steve: Time for Microsoft Linux? By David Coursey, AnchorDesk June 8, 2003 9:00 PM PT
Dear Steve Ballmer:
Concerning Linux and your memo/exhortation of June 4, I'm pleased to see you've finally recognized--publicly, at least--the
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