The Observer: It's free and it works. No wonder Bill Gates hates it | Linux Today

The Observer: It’s free and it works. No wonder Bill Gates hates it

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 9, 1998

… while the eyes of the media are on the trial, those of the
Net community have been focused on a leaked Microsoft internal
memorandum which is far more revealing than anything released in
court.

The coming battle will be between closed shop versus Open
Source, commercial paranoia versus altruism. The outcome is already
predictable. Microsoft’s difficulties with Windows NT show that
some software is now too complex for even the richest, smartest
company.

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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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