“LINUS TORVALDS, the creator of upstart operating system Linux,
will head a new division within Microsoft to develop a version of
Linux to replace Windows2000.”
“Information contained in a Microsoft memo leaked to the Age
indicated that the third Beta version of Windows 2000 had been held
back pending a decision to scrap the operating system
entirely.”
“Coming just after it announced a massive reorganisation into
new business groups, the decision marks the most significant
about-face the company has engaged in since it adopted the
Internet. Insiders say Microsoft will move rapidly to an open
source business model, possibly by the end of the year.”
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