Lemons to mellons and other curious comparisons

There’s always another tech provider trying to pull a fast one on you — whether you’re a rich man, poor man, analyst or thief. In these situations, industry analysts can be invaluable. Today’s example: Josh Chalifour, and his post Microsoft Flunked Comparing 101. (This is his personal blog, not a TEC blog.) With an analyst’s eye, he points out some of the logical problems in the latest Microsoft marketing comparison of Windows with Linux. It’s a good read for IT decision makers trying to make sense of these Microsoft assertions.

For the rest of us, there’s more to the story. Adding irony to obfuscation: InformationWeek is reporting that this new comparison effort is a replacement for the old, legally challenged, and internationally maligned Microsoft analyst-reprint program, Get the Facts.

I suspect the Microsoft AR team had little if any control over the new “Comparison” program. Nonetheless, this program continues to top the list of Things Not To Do with Analyst Relations.

If you want a critique of the technology claims, contact Josh directly or post a comment at his blog.