“Just call them the Microsoft busters.
“While unlikely to put the world’s largest software company out
of business any time soon, a handful of Linux-based companies are
trying to cut into Microsoft’s bottom line.“The key? These companies mimic the look of Microsoft’s
products.“‘Our design philosophy is if the whole world is buying a Ford
Taurus, you don’t want to try and sell them a Citroen,’ said
Frederick Berenstein, co-chairman of the New York-based Linux
company Xandros. ‘But you’re going to like our Ford Taurus, because
it has a Mercedes-Benz engine…'”
New York Post: MSFT Undercut by Angry Wannabes
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