CNET Enterprise: Is that a penguin roosting in Redmond?

"Sometimes a great notion (apologies to Ken Kesey) takes some time to sink in. But once it finally makes contact with a bit of functioning gray matter, it quickly takes shape, then sounds better and better each time the thought rolls around. Pretty soon, you have an irresistible urge to tell everybody about your idea."

"Here comes mine."

"Microsoft should buy Corel Linux. (Please note that I said should--not will. If I'm going to get my 15 minutes of fame for starting a rumor, I sure don't want to waste them on a software company and an OS.)"

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