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IT-Director.com: Microsoft – the search for analogies and the Linux defence

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 24, 1999

“The long running DOJ v Microsoft trial is slowly grinding its
way to a conclusion. Throughout its course it has been a public
relations disaster for Microsoft…”

“The recent subject for debate has been “what is a monopoly?”
and the current debaters are District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson
and Microsoft’s final witness, an economics expert, Richard
Schmalensee…”

“Schmalensee… finally played his Linux ace, noting that the
Linux operating system was providing competition to Microsoft as it
was “attracting capital and writers”.

“Microsoft… will soon face an action by Caldera, which bought
the rights to DRDOS and with it, the rights to sue Microsoft. The
soap opera is by no means over.”

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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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