How Name Calling can hurt Open Source.
I have been using opensource software for quite some time now. And goes without saying that I spent my fair share of time reading through community forums and blogs related to the software I use. And in all of the sites i went to, there is always a selected few who namecalls alternatives. For example, I browse a linux community forum and i find some posts wherein members “poke fun” of Microsft and Microsoft Windows (calling them Windoze, Microsucks - you get the picture). Why all the namecalling? isnt this some kind of habit preschoolers do?
IBM will not use Windows Vista but will use Linux Desktops
When I was a younger geek, I can still remember what was dubbed as an “UnHoly Marriage Between” Microsoft and IBM. This was a time when every IBM system comes with PC-DOS a verson of Microsoft’s MS-DOS. This partnership catapulted IBM systems to the desktops and claiming a hefty share of the Desktop market.