[balug-talk] NO COMMENT?

[David Fetter]

On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 01:22:05PM -0700, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting jonathan jefferies (jonathanjefferies at alamedanet.net):
> 
> > hmmmm, maybe he fought well. But apparently MS didn't believe he
> > won the battle.
> 
> Quite possibly.  To "helping MS beat back the threat posed by the
> free Linux operating system" (the _Chron's_ wording) apparently
> refers to Microsoft Corp's "Get the Facts" PR campaign, which Taylor
> spearheaded but is nothing more than a bunch of Microsoft-written
> case-study anecdotes from the IT trenches.  See:
> http://members.microsoft.com/CustomerEvidence/
> 
> It's amusing that Microsoft Corp's standard counterattack against
> competing technology is to throw more money at PR propaganda.  

Amusing, but not surprising, really.  Spreading FUD is a popular
tactic because it's cheap to do and fairly effective.

Re: Mr. Taylor's sudden departure, I've heard that he got fired for an
HR violation, but no further details, and I can't vouch for the
source.

Cheers,
D
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