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PC World: Split Up Microsoft? No Way, Says Gates

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 24, 1999

Thanks to Low, Kuan Loong
for this link.

“Does Linux Keep Him Awake At Night?

“Later, during a keynote address, Gates also downplayed the
recent surge in popularity of the open source Linux operating
system, which some observers consider a potential threat to
Microsoft’s Windows NT platform.”

“Gates emphasized the different versions of Linux, a situation
that he said yields compatibility problems. He also said that
Linux’s development has lacked a central, organizing entity, which
has prevented the operating system from being as reliable as
Windows.”

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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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