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LinuxInsider: Microsoft Feeling Heat from the Penguin

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 22, 2004

“Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has made courting Linux users and
those considering the open-source option a top priority and said
the sheer volume of innovation that Longhorn development efforts
are producing will make the next version of Windows worth the
wait.

“Ballmer commented on a range of topics during a
Gartner-sponsored trade show for information technology executives
yesterday, saying that it’s a ‘myth’ that Linux is more secure than
Microsoft’s products…”

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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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