A recently leaked internal Microsoft memo outlining the threat
posed by Linux showed that the company has considered taking legal
action against the free operating system.
In a section titled “Process Vulnerabilities,” Valloppillil
wrote that Linux will “cream skim” NT Server’s best features.
Valloppillil concluded: “The effect of patents and copyright in
combating Linux remains to be investigated.”
“For Microsoft to accuse someone of stealing ideas is a little
like the pot calling the kettle black,” said Bob Young, CEO of Red
Hat Software, a Linux vendor.