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On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:40:15 +0000 Jonathan Roberts <jonathan.roberts.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I think most people think it's a load of rubbish! He hasn't made the > claimed code overlap public although there has been requests from > various people in the FLOSS communnity for microsoft to publish these > claims: I have seen suggestions that this is more FUD (is that the right > term) Yes. FUD = Fear Uncertainty Doubt - a FUD campaign seeks to undermine a competitor by raising fears about their own claims, uncertainty about anything to hand and doubt in general. Commonly used by those who haven't taken the time or effort to understand the issues they claim to denigrate. Regarded by those in the media as facts, FUDs are regarded by those involved as puerile tactics more familiar from primary school. > from microsoft with the release of Vista imminent to put doubt in > to people's minds about switching to Linux at this time. There had to be a response from microsoft about the sheer cost of hardware upgrades required by Vista. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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