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Wired: Ballmer: Linux Is Threat to MS

Thanks to Donncha O Caoimh for
this link.

“Linux is a serious threat to the Windows operating system. That
may not be news to many, but it is when it comes from the mouth of
Microsoft President Steve Ballmer.”

“In the ongoing antitrust trial with the Justice Department,
opening up the Windows source code has been mentioned as one of the
possible ingredients in a settlement.”

“Instead of merging Windows 98 with Windows NT, as previously
planned, Microsoft will release another version of Windows 98 in
2000, Ballmer reportedly said.”

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