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Globe and Mail: Microsoft’s Linux Overture: More Sizzle, Less Steak

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 2, 2006

“It was like watching Darth Vader call a truce with the Jedi
rebels, or Wile E. Coyote finally deciding to leave the Road Runner
in peace.

“Most business owners and office workers probably didn’t pay any
attention when it happened. But for those following the battles
between proprietary and open-source software developers, a decision
Microsoft made recently sounded like the kind of shift that could
end the operating system schism–at least from the user’s
perspective…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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