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Top Secret: Microsoft’s $6 Billion Open Source Play

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“This month’s announcement by Microsoft to acquire digital
marketing services firm aQuantive has revealed little on how the
companies will integrate their IT, but inside information indicates
the deal may be Redmond’s largest commitment to free
software…

“Whether the businesses are complementary or not, Microsoft’s
integration work will no doubt involve a lot of open source
software used by aQuantive…”

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