A Closer Look at the 'Trojan Horse' That is exFAT Inside Linux | Linux Today

A Closer Look at the ‘Trojan Horse’ That is exFAT Inside Linux

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Roy Schestowitz
Sep 3, 2019

Microsoft and its boosters (media insiders) spread the illusion that Microsoft is “opening up”; the reality, however, is that it’s looking to tighten control over Linux while at the same time profiting from exFAT patents owing to back room deals

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Roy Schestowitz

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