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Well, they will need to do a bit more than that to change the prevailing perception that they are up to no good (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_exten

Well, they will need to do a bit more than that to change the prevailing perception that they are up to no good (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish and http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/02/ballmer_linux_is_a_cancer http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/02/ballmer_linux_is_a_c...) And you rightly ask: how much time needs to pass by to forget about all that, and judge MS by its current behaviour? The answer is very subjective, but for me it is something like "a bazillion years".

XzetaU8 12y ago
If by "judge MS by its Current behaviour" you mean the strong ties A.K.A. Strategic partnership with the Government/NSA then I'm afraid the answer is...never. http://www.computerworld.com/article/2521809/government-it/nsa-helped-with-windows-7-development.html http://www.computerworld.com/article/2521809/government-it/n... http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-data http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-c...
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