[OT] what if...

[Bill Campbell]

On Mon, Mar 15, 2004, M.W. Chang wrote:
>
>What if Micro$oft suddenly open-sourced all her software products? Would 
>it kill linux instantly, even if Linux products are of better quality 
>than M$ products?
>
>I suspect it's Micro$oft's defence of her prices and source codes that 
>created a window of opportunity for linux...

More like Micro$oft's non-existent security and poor reliability
made an opportunity for Linux.

Bill
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