Re: [SLUG] OT: M$ deals the final blow

From: Chad Perrin (perrin@apotheon.com)
Date: Sat Sep 11 2004 - 12:41:27 EDT


Bryan J. Smith wrote:

> It's about money. If a big entity thinks they can screw over a little
> guy to the point where the little guy can't spend the money to fight
> them, they will. It happens _all_ the time.

That was my point.

> Right now the only "true friend" I see of Linux is HP. Started by a
> bunch of [traditional] engineers, they continue to think like such.
> It's about the only firm I see that puts engineering first, business
> second, even if it costs them the marketshare.

Unfortunately, HP seems to be doing a piss-poor job of that. A lot of
their engineering blows chunks these days.
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