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The Register: IBM and Linux Our Biggest Threats – Microsoft

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 26, 2002

“IBM and Linux combined represent a threat and inspiration as
Microsoft Corp drives into enterprise computing, top company
executives said yesterday.

“Computing giant IBM wages war against Microsoft in lucrative
corporate accounts while Linux, the low-coast threat to Windows,
wins supporters in fertile developer communities.

“Speaking at Microsoft’s 2002 Financial Analysts Day yesterday,
executives heading-up Microsoft’s developer and enterprise server
divisions spoke with frankness. They also revealed product and
strategic initiatives to combat the double-headed threat…”

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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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