Posted October 6, 200717 yr On Oct 5, 3:22 pm, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@schestowitz.com> wrote: > Microsoft's risky, misleading ad campaign > > ,----[ Quote ] > | Campbell's so slick, I wouldn't be surprised to see him out hitting the > | campaign trail for Microsoft's OOXML efforts. > | > | Regardless, there are still uneducated people that think of open source and > | Linux as one open-source project as "science projects" and "risky." > | Apparently they think it's less risky to give away control of their IT to a > | vendor based on a few flashy demos from a sales engineer. They will learn in > | time. > | > | For now, repeat after me: The real risk is in proprietary software. Period. > `---- > > http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9791652-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&... > > Shills, crookes, and big Lies. > > Related: > > Some New FUD Is Born - And a New Wallpaper for Edubuntu > > ,----[ Quote ] > | I can usually tell what the new Microsoft anti-Linux FUD is by reading what > | Rob Enderle writes. > | > | [...] > | > | I thought about all this today because of this article, "Sparks Fly As Linux > | Kernel Guy Quits In a Huff," by Alexander Wolfe on Information Week, part of > | his theme song on "Reasons Why Linux Won't Succeed on the Desktop." You wish. > | > | [...] > | > | Has Information Week declared a jihad against Linux or something? > `---- > > http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070921112733615 > > The following article has been pulled for some reason... > > Microsoft-sponsored security symposium's cause brain damage, claims security > expert > > .----[ Quote ] > | In a revelation that will come as a surprise to many today, a > | security expert, who wishes to remain anonymous because he doesn't > | exist, claims that attending Microsoft sponsored events, such as > | the recent security symposium at Santa Clara University, can cause > | irreversible brain damage in the attendees, making them inclined to > | spout gibberish. > | > | Dave Cullinane, eBay's chief information and security officer, was > | the first victim to be diagnosed with the debilitating condition, > | by local medical practitioner - Dr. Fraud, and panic quickly > | ensued, causing various attending members of the press to become > | spontaneously affected. > | > | "It's a form of hysteria", said Dr. Fraud whilst scratching his > | testicles. "The pathology of this disease is fascinating, it > | appears to spread orally at first, but subsequently mutates into a > | form that can even travel along electronic pathways." > | > | Meanwhile there are rumours that the FDA and local law enforcement > | officials may be called in, to investigate an allegation that the > | epidemic was started deliberately by an unnamed Microsoft > | employee, a known carrier of the disease, who introduced the viral > | agent by urinating in the wine. > | > | Steve Blamer, Microsoft's CEO, was not available for comment at the > | time of publication. > `---- > > http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22157508-2,00.html > > ToorCon ("Firefox security is a mess") sponsored by Microsoft > > ,----[ Quote ] > | Lately, I read the headline: "Open Source browser Firefox is so > | critically flawed that it is impossible to fix, according to two > | hackers." Further on, in the ZDNet article I read: "The hackers claim > | they know of about 30 unpatched Firefox flaws. They don't plan to > | disclose them, instead holding onto the bugs." > | > | Since that sounds suspicious, I decided to start searching for > | connections with MS. Easy enough, here it is... > `---- > > http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/70873/index.html > > Linux phishing botnet statistics can be deceptive > > ,----[ Quote ] > | There are some problems with such assumptions based on that statement, > | however: > | > | 1. Each phishing site does not necessarily imply an individual machine... > | 2. A phishing site does not imply the box was rootkitted... > | 3. Phishing botnets that targeted Washington Mutual are by no means the > | sum total of phishing sites... > | 4. Phishing sites are not the same as botnet nodes. No, really - this is > | the biggest problem with the obvious assumptions here. > `---- > > http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=296 > > A response to that FUD piece, "Linux Still Doesn't Make it On Desktop", from > Microsoft Shill, Michael Gartenberg > > http://slated.org/linux_still_doesnt_make_it_on_desktop_is_pure_fud > > Effective evangelism > > http://antitrust.slated.org/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/3000/PX03... > > Evangelist Gartenberg back to being analyst > > ,----[ Quote ] > | After only three weeks at Microsoft as an "evangelist," Michael > | Gartenberg is returning to his old job as vice president and > | research director at JupiterResearch. > `---- > > http://news.com.com/2061-10805_3-6165381.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0... > > Microsoft upgrades Zune players to challenge Apple iPods > > ,----[ Quote ] > | "It's a nice evolutionary development to the product line," said Jupiter > | Research analyst Michael Gartenberg. > `---- > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071003/tc_afp/lifestyleitinternetmusicf... > > Microsoft Xbox to Join the Battle for Video Downloading > > ,----[ Quote ] > | Editors' Note: November 10, 2006, Friday An article in Business Day > | on Tuesday described a decision by Microsoft to offer movies and > | episodes of television shows for downloading through its Xbox Live > | online service in the United States. > | > | The article quoted Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle > | Group, discussing the features that set Xbox Live service apart > | and its position in the market. > | > | But the article did not note that Mr. Enderle had Microsoft as a client, > | a fact later pointed out by a reader. Mr. Enderle does consulting work > | for several of Microsoft's product groups, though not for the one > | developing the Xbox still, had The Times known of Mr. Enderle's work > | for Microsoft, it would not have sought out his opinion on the product. > `---- > > http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50713F83A5B0C748CDDA...http://tinyurl.com/y3avsv > > NY Times bans Microsoft analysts from Microsoft stories > > ,----[ Quote ] > | The New York Times continues to perplex with its analyst- quoting > | policy. Rather than having analysts declare their ties to clients, > | the paper would prefer to quote analysts that have no experience > | with a client - a protocol which seems to undermine the very point > | of citing analysts. > | > | The Register this week started pushing the Times to explain its > | quoting stance after noticing that Rob Enderle - the most quoted > | ^^^^^^^^^^^ > | technology analyst on the planet - had been blocked from commenting > | on companies with which he has a financial relationship. The ban > | against Enderle appeared odd, given that Times reporters continue > | to cite analysts from larger firms who also have financial > | relationships with the companies discussed. > | > | [...] > | > | As it turns out, there's a cottage industry devoted to Rob > | Enderle, where Linux zealots fire off this form letter to editors > | whenever Enderle appears talking about Microsoft. Perhaps the Linux > | crowd could put its fabled collective mind toward creating letters > | for all the major analysts. Lord knows, the Times could use > | some help. > `---- > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/15/nytimes_ms_ban/ You sound like some kind of a paranoid nutcase Roy Schestowitz. Time to loosen up the straps on your tinfoil hat.
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