Microsoft Bashing

Downhill for M$

The Inquirer writes: "The IT industry is shifting away from Microsoft":

Licensing 6.0, the new 'rent as you go, but do so at our sufferance' was the catalyst here. When it proposed this scheme, people laughed outright. When Microsoft said do it or pay the retail price, people blinked, and a few cried monopoly. This is when people started to take Linux seriously.

I remember the hubub when M$ announced this licensing strategy -- I was damn near dancing on my desk. This is the best way for them to shoot themselves in the foot -- no doubt about it. Seem as though it worked. While this article has nothing really new to say, it sums it all up nicely.

Posted by Mayhem at December 29, 2003 11:34 AM