Microsoft goes on a 'myth-busting tour'
ZDNet | at | by Mike
Nick McGrath, Microsoft's head of platform strategy, described the campaign as "a reality check we're bringing out", aiming to tackle the "myths" surrounding Linux. One of the myths that's getting Microsoft's goat is the term 'free'. At the London leg of the road show, not one attendee raised their hand when asked if they believed Linux was free--after all, Linux vendors aren't giving their Linux products away for nothing.
Meta Group analyst Philip Dawson said consumers should bear in mind that while Linux itself is free, that's not the whole story. "It's a free component--it's not a free platform, it's not a free service--it's a free component," he said.