*Microsoft says* Windows is growing faster than Linux in China?
mitch @ 1:59 pm on September 8, 2005
I’m sorry, but I’m laughing about this one… I mean this is like the age old “Pot calling the kettle black”. I mean… The purpose of this is nothing more than to trump their own horn. Make people more optimistic about their situation in China. After all, this is the only source Microsoft has left to grow into… (Along with India… but they’ve fought that battle already… and lost) The article is up on zdnet.co.uk. Funny stuff I tell ya. I laughed through the whole article.
Heres a couple quotes… I think they speak for themselves:
“I think Linux in China really has an issue with their business model,” said Tim Chen, the chief executive of Microsoft China, in an interview with The Seattle Times this week. “The Chinese [Linux] companies, are not making money,” he said.
Interesting… really? The chineese government doesn’t think so… in fact, they rather like the fact that the money they spend on Linux in China, *stays* in China. The also don’t like enabling foreign powers to control how they use software, which is why they regulated the use of foreign software.
Chen also claimed that the growth rate of Windows on the server was faster than that of the open source operating system and that young people in China “really adore” Bill Gates, the founder and president of Microsoft.
…. I’m speachless… What the crap is this? I know quite a few Microsoft geeks, and I couldn’t say any of them “really adore” Bill Gates…
Refering to the latest group of Microsoft defectee’s:
“Actually that’s exciting. We’re being viewed as the company that has the best talent in China,” said Chen.
Interesting point of view… However I would have phrased it more like “We’re being viewed as the company that *had* the best talent in China”. But whatever helps you sleep at night.
Anyway, I thought it was so funny I had to share.
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