[ubuntu-us-mi] wtf?!

[Jay R. Wren]

Why do you think I love Mono so much? It is the ultimate Embrace and Extend 
by open source of an MS founded technology. Its already extending into some 
awesome places. 90+ iPhone apps and SecondLife are places MS could never go.

As for the extinguish step... well, it has never been done.
--
Jay

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From: "Robert Citek" <robert.citek at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 12:17 PM
To: "Ubuntu Michigan Local Community Team" <ubuntu-us-mi at lists.ubuntu.com>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-us-mi] wtf?!

> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Wolfger <wolfger at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On a semi-related note... there's a lot of Microsoft bashers out
>> there. Hell, I'm often one of them. But wouldn't it be better if we
>> took a page from their book: embrace and extend? I think one of
>> Ubuntu's most powerful weapons is Wubi, letting people install Ubuntu
>> right there inside the Windows OS.
>
> Next time I'm in MI I'm buying you a beer (or whatever your favorite
> beverage is.)   Turning MS's strategy on itself is a great idea.
> Bashing MS just makes the bashers look silly.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish
>
> Regards,
> - Robert
>
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