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ONLamp: Microsoft Loves Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 6, 2004

“In the most recent Halloween document, it appears that
Microsoft might have funded SCO’s little attack on Linux to the
tune of some $86 million dollars. First of all, can we call this a
Casmir Pulaski Document as it is falling on Casmir Pulaski’s day, a
holiday in the state of Illinois? 10 Halloween documents, and not
all that many fall on that one day. That said…

“Microsoft is spending money to come after Linux. I don’t want
to downplay the importance of this, but… what of it…?”

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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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