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The Irish Times: Microsoft boss looks through Windows to the future

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 18, 1999

[ Thanks to Markus Sulzbacher for
this link. ]

“Steve Ballmer may preside over a company that could be
dismantled following an antitrust case but he still has a rosy
outlook….”

“KL: Do you honestly think that there are threats from other
operating systems out there; from Linux for example?”

“SB: Absolutely.”

“KL: With Linux one of the main arguments against it is still
this complexity issue; that it isn’t something that’s simple for
system administrators; it isn’t easy for users to use.”

“SB: But people keep working on this stuff. It’s free. It’s
a real threat.

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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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