Toronto Star: Leaven, Lighten Linux Debate

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"Linux, as many analysts and reporters have found over the years, is often a sensitive topic to write about or discuss.

"I found this out first hand when I wrote an article on Feb. 27 with the nose-thumbing headline, 'Ballmer chuckles over Linux woes.'

"Steve Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft Corp., had been in town to talk to politicians and business executives about how great Windows is and why organizations should keep buying it. I had the rare opportunity to sit down with Mr. Ballmer in the early afternoon to talk about some of Microsoft's ongoing challenges, largely security and the threat from Linux..."

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