[Ipg-smz] Steve Ballmer's philanthropic interests

[Christine Hall]

Ballmer has recently been saying nothing but good about Linux and open 
source.

Ballmer is, of course, still the single larges shareholder of Microsoft, 
so I imagine that his change of heart is brought about by his own 
economic reality, not that Microsoft is dependent of Linux and open 
source. Just guessing, however.

Christine Hall
Publisher & Editor
FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
http://fossforce.com

On 11/12/18 2:29 PM, Phil Shapiro wrote:
> 
> So Steve Ballmer and his wife have a new found interest for "economical 
> mobility for kids who are born into the poorest families.
> 
> (As explained in the WSJ article at 
> https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-ballmers-bid-for-an-educated-citizenry-1542037529)
> 
>      Wondering how long it might take him to find the value proposition 
> offered by open source in that regard.
> 
>         Although, if he found value in open source, wouldn't he be 
> spreading cancer? Spreading cancer to the most vulnerable
> members of society?
> 
> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/02/ballmer_linux_is_a_cancer/
> 
>          Here's something worth wondering - would his comments of 2001 
> have harmed the parents of the children he is now seeking to help.
> 
>           That's worth thinking about. Damage done becomes difficult to 
> become undone.
> 
>                           Phil
> 
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