Honestly I really don't care much about Microsoft or open source code. I just don't like IE because I find it's too susceptable to adware, tracking cookies, popups, hijackers, etc... If Microsoft were to come out with IE 6.5 tomorrow and it addressed all those problems and was as fast as Firefox I'd switch to it.
"In 2 years time Linux will be reeling from sustained, massive multipronged attacks ".
Rather than continuing what appears to be a pointless conversation, you might all enjoy an article from December, 2003 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) where a certain Kwasi Owusu was destroyed by about (28) posters responding to another one of his juvenile "Microsoft Rulz" posts.
The consensus of the posters was that Kwasi was smoking some psychotropic tobacco. Perhaps he has just been drinking too much of the Redmond Kool-Aid.
He starts his commentary with:
"So! Old Eric keeps spewing out his loony left Stalinist propaganda, disinformation, half-truths, outright lies an dirty tricks as usual huh?
Nothing new there."
Seems that the statement that "Eric" referred to was a paraphrase of Steve Balmer's direct quotes. Kawasi's comments seem a little passionate, huh?
The (28) people that responded to his rant provided ample documentation, quotes, citations. et al to refute his lame assertions. Clearly he has some "problem" with open-source software, in general. Various posters assumed that he worked for Microsoft, based upon his statement:
"Then there is the little matter of a handsome $51 Billion in cash at the bank! We have a war chest that can wage a very long sustained war and WIN IT, and WE WILL !
He seems to be rehashing the same argument with a new crowd. Perhaps it is some annual "Kwasi ritual", so I won't bother rehashing the same old MS-BS any further here.
Kwasi Getting Sliced and Diced Last December .
Score: Posters 28 - Kwasi 0