Thinking that the right hand must not know what the left is doing assumes that they are either for it, or against it. But, it is more in character for them to attack everything that they can't control, but yet still support the things that they think the market will insist on. Perl has to work good on MS platforms, for a combination of reasons: It's standard on most servers, and MS wanted into the server market. So, it makes sense from a World Domination standpoint to both make it run well on `doze, and to try to convince people not to use it at the same time.

That sort of nonsense is why I refuse to work with their products. Sure, I'm pro Free Software, but I'll still work on a Sun box. No problem. At least Sun tries to make technical sense while taking over the world. They wouldn't be happy to take over if it meant sucking. I feel the same way about Oracle. But MS doesn't care if they rule over a paradise or a wasteland, as long as it is an MS Wasteland(TM).
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