ZDNet UK: Wishing Won't Make Linux Split, Microsoft | Linux Today

ZDNet UK: Wishing Won’t Make Linux Split, Microsoft

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 2, 2005

“Pay attention, world. Microsoft thinks Linux is unsafe. Because
as Nick McGrath, head of platform strategy at Microsoft, told us on
Friday, Linux will fragment as people jockey for competitive
advantage. Look what happened to Unix.

“This is a sea change in Microsoft policy. Until now Linux has
been bad because it’s non-commercial, almost un-American in its
cooperative nature…”

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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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