Microsoft vs. Linux: An Updated Perspective  Filed under  In the
war between Microsoft and those that support Linux, there have
been many phases. Most of this war, like most wars, has been
concealed by the “fog of war” and propaganda from both camps.
Initially, both sides seemed more interested in positioning than
in true discourse, and if Microsoft used undue pressure (often
positioned as FUD), the Open Source community seemed willing to
use outright physical attacks against Microsoft platforms to
make their point.  At first, the Open Source side was
overmatched but mistakes by Microsoft and others allowed OSS to
gain in strength and now both sides would seem to be more evenly
matched. Neither side seemed capable of creating a successful
strategy against the other and both sides seemed to respond to
the other tactically.  This seemed to benefit the challenger
more than the entrenched vendor but, regardless of how often
they competed with messages, for most of the last decade they
actually seldom competed eff