RE: [Sheflug] 90 days to freedom...................

["Simon Griffiths - Internet Mail Gateway" <nospam [at] claycrossbs.co.uk>]

I think it wont really affect us[0] until at least a couple of new operating
systems down the line, although i do like the bans that have been attached,

though shalt not talk to one another
though shalt not create private api's for one another, etc....

my $0.02 worth

si.

[0] Us being the collective IT industry/IT users

-----Original Message-----
From: sheflug-bounce@vuw.ac.nz [mailto:nospam [at] vuw.ac.nz]On
Behalf Of Steve Tickle
Sent: 08 June 2000 09:45
To: Sheflug
Subject: Re: [Sheflug] 90 days to freedom...................
Importance: High


At 23:35 07/06/2000 +0100, Ross wrote:
>CNBC have just broadcast an interview with Bill Gate referance the breakup
of
>Microsoft into two seporate companies................
>they have been given 90 days to conform to the US governments requirements.
>
>it was intersting to see Bill's response to
>this.........................nervous!!!!
>
>i would like to think this is the opertunity Linux has been waiting for.
>
>where do you all think linux will go from here?
>is this really what what has been holding linux  back from breaking through
to
>the masses? (apart from isp servers that is!)

I may be being totally naive here (it wouldn't be the first time and
probably won't be the last) but I can't really see it having much of an
effect immediately. Both companies are going to be run by the same people
that are currently running them, with the same mindsets that they currently
have. I haven't read the full spiel on how M$ is required to be split but I
haven't seen anything about one of the new companies having to be sold off.
Until this was done I don't see company practises changing radically and it
wouldn't be all that easy to find a buyer in 90 days as either company
would be very expensive to buy.

If I'm way off track feel free to put me right ;)

Steve


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