ZDNet: I Don’t Want You to Talk, Mr. Gates May 4, 2005, 22 :00 UTC (10 Talkback[s]) (6086 reads) (Other stories by Dana Blankenhorn)
"Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith says the company wants a sit-down with the open source community.
"That kind of talk brings out the Blofeld in me. (That’s Donald Pleasence as the Bond villain from Jamesbond.com.) Maybe it’s because the statement seems like an admission of weakness and unease coming from Redmond and a business culture notorious for ruthlessness..."