Is there H-U-B-R-I-S- in M-I-C-R-O-S-O-F-T?

Here's a great article about what Microsoft can do to combat the global threat that is posed by Linux and open source software. It spells out the real and legitimate weaknesses that Microsoft's high-priced, vendor lock-in strategy is facing in markets outside of the US.

Microsoft needs to be smart about how it handles this threat, and I've got a stack of bills (no pun intended) that says its corporate culture and invincible attitude will prevent them from doing what needs to be done for true long-term success.

When you think about it, Microsoft's attitude toward how it maintains power in the world of computer software is awfully similar to a certain administration's attitude about how to best steer the world's only superpower.

There's a great essay to be written about the similarities between Microsoft's attitude toward its role in the computer world and the neo-con, Bush administration's view of America's role in the real world.