Moorshou@lemmy.zip to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agoHow bad is Microsoft?www.gnu.orgexternal-linkmessage-square146linkfedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down144file-text
arrow-up197arrow-down1external-linkHow bad is Microsoft?www.gnu.orgMoorshou@lemmy.zip to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agomessage-square146linkfedilinkfile-text
I was curious what the Linux people think about Microsoft and any bad practices that most people should know about already?
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up131arrow-down2·2 years agoEmbrace, extend, extinguish
minus-squareMachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up46arrow-down1·2 years agoCame here to say this. They wrote the playbook that has spelled the end or at least shitification of so many standards, open-source or otherwise(but usually still free-to-use or at least cheap).
minus-squarezcd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down1·2 years agoThey also wrote the book on user-hostile everything
minus-squareCaveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoAnd set the bar super low for other tech companies
minus-squareelectricprism@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 years agoIIRC It’s on their Wikipedia
Embrace, extend, extinguish
Came here to say this. They wrote the playbook that has spelled the end or at least shitification of so many standards, open-source or otherwise(but usually still free-to-use or at least cheap).
They also wrote the book on user-hostile everything
And set the bar super low for other tech companies
IIRC It’s on their Wikipedia