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Microsoft dismissed Linux for years. Then, they sneered at it. Now, they're working with it.
Red Hat's wonderful Truth Happens video ends with the famous Mohandas Gandhi quote, "First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win." It's exactly right.
To me, the Linux/Microsoft deals not only make sense, they show that we are in the last stage. Linux is winning, and Microsoft is acknowledging it. After all, if Microsoft didn't have to deal with Linux as something like an equal, why would they bother to make agreements at all?
http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS6099316851.html