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The Register: Microsoft spin-doctors ‘refute’ DoJ case

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 14, 1998

Microsoft released late yesterday a paper entitled “Setting the
record straight: Microsoft’s statement on government lawsuit”. Even
those with neutral feelings about the case will find it hard to
accept the disingenuousness of Microsoft’s arguments.

Ray Noorda, the former Novell CEO who invented the term
co-opetition’ (the FT on Saturday didn’t know the source, and got
it wrong), will be appalled…

In discussing the “very low” cost of market entry for a new
operating system to compete with Windows, Microsoft writes about
“Linux, a new version of Unix developed by a single
individual”.

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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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