https://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/02/ballmer_linux_is_a_... (2001)
https://youtu.be/86j8zOsmNFE?t=62 (2003)
> - They're now, or soon will be, the largest supporter of free infrastructure for open source projects on the planet (GitHub)
That's actually a bad thing. Open source needs resiliency and decentralization.
> - They've contributed more than 1700 changes to the Linux kernel that can easily be identified with a quick 'git log --grep'
A lot of that is so it can run better on Azure.
> - They're a platinum member of the Linux Foundation. In other words, they pay Torvalds salary
Torvalds' work provides them with more revenue than whatever they are paying the Linux foundation.
Not only revenue on Azure, but they also collect billions of dollars from phone manufacturers using Linux.
> What more do you want?
We want people on Microsoft's payroll to stop making noise on Hacker News.
We don't trust you. Cheap gifts won't make up for decades of bullshit. Bullshit that comes back each time someone suggests me to use MS Office, the ultimate embodiment of software monopolism.