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Re: gates: windows = open, unix = proprietary



> 
> Hi,
> 
> [..]
> >    technologies of IBM, Novell, Oracle and Unix. Open standards are what
> >    create jobs-not regulation or the old, vertically integrated
> >    computer-industry model our competitors seek to resurrect. Open
> >    standards are the reason why PC sales have soared (see chart 1).
> 
> Hmmm, wenn alle Windows einsetzen, sind alle Rechner kompatibel, und das
> ist dann ein "Open Standard", oder wie?
> 
> Ich stell' mir unter "open" doch was Anderes vor...

Open heisst in *dieser* Szene keinesfalls "frei", "kostenlos", "beliebig
anpassbar", wie Du vielleicht meinst, sondern:
"open your wallet and pay if you want something".

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