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MSNBC: Gates, Torvalds square off

“Gates, Torvalds square off: Microsoft boss touts new mouse,
Windows 2000; Linux creator taunts MS”

“Alter operating system egos, Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Linux’s
Linus Torvalds, spoke back-to-back at Spring Comdex Monday morning,
with Gates pontificating from a podium on a back-lit stage before
Torvalds held a casual forum in a glorified conference room.”

“Torvalds … took repeated shots at his opposite number during
his keynote …”

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