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Ballmer: Comparing Windows with Linux and UNIX

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 27, 2004

“In the thousands of meetings that Microsoft employees have with
customers around the world every day, many of the same questions
consistently surface: Does an open source platform really provide a
long-term cost advantage compared with Windows? Which platform
offers the most secure computing environment? Given the growing
concern among customers about intellectual property
indemnification, what’s the best way to minimize risk? In moving
from an expensive UNIX platform, what’s the best alternative in
terms of migration…?”


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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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