It is surprising that it has prevailed against all the billion dollar companies and their hatred for it. The many people making, maintaining and testing the kernel and all the applications should be applauded.
Looked it up and apparently that quote was from 2001, and it was specifically about GPL code infecting their precious intellectual properly. Does sound like classic Ballmer though!
They still hate it. They are just not completely braindead. They know that its much cheaper to use Linux than keep maintaining their own kernels.
This doesnt change the fact that they still actively hinder widespread adoption of Linux systems for consumers. They could just publish their kernel and allow linux, wine and proton devs to support all windows applications flawlessly but they dont.
It is surprising that it has prevailed against all the billion dollar companies and their hatred for it. The many people making, maintaining and testing the kernel and all the applications should be applauded.
Which billion dollar companies hate Linux? The likes of Microsoft and Google actively contribute to it and make money from it!
They were calling it a cancer just a decade ago. Now they can’t ignore it.
Looked it up and apparently that quote was from 2001, and it was specifically about GPL code infecting their precious intellectual properly. Does sound like classic Ballmer though!
They still hate it. They are just not completely braindead. They know that its much cheaper to use Linux than keep maintaining their own kernels.
This doesnt change the fact that they still actively hinder widespread adoption of Linux systems for consumers. They could just publish their kernel and allow linux, wine and proton devs to support all windows applications flawlessly but they dont.