Alert: New Microsoft FUD Storm Expected

Alert: New Microsoft FUD Storm Expected

Feb 7, 2007
1 minute read
eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More

In recent weeks, Microsoft seems to have gone out of its way to put Linux down, while boosting Linux. First, there was the bribetop scandal; then, the Wikipedia “correction” affair. Now, the company is up to one of its oldest tricks: playing games with analyst reports.

This time around, Sunbelt Software is working with the Yankee Group, a research company with a poor reputation in Linux circles, to produce its “yearly major survey comparing Windows to Linux.” Here we go again.

Whats wrong with that? Ill tell you whats wrong with it. Sunbelt is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. In other words, theyre buddies with Microsoft.

If anyone does say much bad about Windows, how many people do you think will see those results? I suspect theyll end up going straight in the great bit-bucket in the sky.

/zimages/2/28571.gifRead the full story on Linux-Watch: Weather Alert: New Microsoft FUD Storm Expected

/zimages/2/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for Microsoft and Windows news, views and analysis.

eWeek Logo

eWeek has the latest technology news and analysis, buying guides, and product reviews for IT professionals and technology buyers. The site's focus is on innovative solutions and covering in-depth technical content. eWeek stays on the cutting edge of technology news and IT trends through interviews and expert analysis. Gain insight from top innovators and thought leaders in the fields of IT, business, enterprise software, startups, and more.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.