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CNET News: Microsoft to Linux: ‘Bring It On’

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 21, 2004

[ Thanks to Tomáš Marek for
this link. ]

“The increasing popularity of open source on the desktop will
drive Microsoft to create better products in response, the software
giant said Wednesday.

“Bradley Tipp, Microsoft’s national system engineer, told the
LinuxUser & Developer Expo in London that competition is good
for the whole software industry and will lead to better products
emerging from Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft.

“‘The thing I like is that Microsoft does its best work and is
most innovative when it has competition, so bring it on,’ Tipp
said…”

Complete
Story

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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