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Post #238,284
by imric
12/16/05 10:12:01 AM
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New Yeah - it's gotten a lot of comments,
ranging from amused that MS is wasting money by advertising there, to annoyance at having to see that crock there all time, to anger that Linuxtoday is facilitating MS marketing/deceit.

I'm kinda in the first camp.
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Post #238,300
by Andrew Grygus
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12/16/05 11:22:45 AM
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New Not amusing, but not something to get angry about.
Linux sites need money and that's not easy to squeeze out of "Free Software" enthusiasts (and a large number of Linux businesses are run by enthusiasts).

Microsoft has a definite interest in keeping their name on Linux sites that may be visited by non-enthusiasts thinking of defecting - it gives them greater credibility in the Windows / Linux controversy.

In my opinion Microsoft is not wasting their money and the sites are not betraying the community - they're getting the money they need to serve that community.

In the end this levels the playing field just a bit so both sides have to compete more on value in each others camps.
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     Anyone notice? - (admin) - (11) - Dec. 16, 2005, 08:34:34 AM EST
         It's been that way for many months. -NT - (Another Scott) - Dec. 16, 2005, 09:00:25 AM EST
         Yeah - it's gotten a lot of comments, - (imric) - (1) - Dec. 16, 2005, 10:12:01 AM EST
             Not amusing, but not something to get angry about. - (Andrew Grygus) - Dec. 16, 2005, 11:22:45 AM EST
         Nope. What's a sponsor? - (drewk) - (7) - Dec. 16, 2005, 10:47:23 AM EST
             What's a "Provixy"? ;-) -NT - (Yendor) - (3) - Dec. 16, 2005, 10:39:52 AM EST
                 I have no idea what you're talking about -NT - (drewk) - (2) - Dec. 16, 2005, 10:47:44 AM EST
                     Re: I have no idea what you're talking about - (Yendor) - (1) - Dec. 16, 2005, 10:58:34 AM EST
                         That's no bluff ... that's a lie - (drewk) - Dec. 16, 2005, 11:05:09 AM EST
             It's text, not image. -NT - (admin) - (2) - Dec. 16, 2005, 12:22:45 PM EST
                 Oh, that thing - (drewk) - Dec. 16, 2005, 01:58:35 PM EST
                 The part that has the "Sponsered By" is an image - (SpiceWare) - Dec. 16, 2005, 02:06:05 PM EST

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