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| Like Apple, Microsoft is also acting upon competitive pressures -- but
| Apple is going after Goliath while Microsoft is trying to protect its
| flank.
| It feels threatened by open source software, such as Linux. Linux and
| programs that run under it are also typically much less expensive than
| Windows and Windows programs.
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| [...]
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| Meanwhile, Microsoft announced in April that it would begin providing
| technical support to some users of Linux, the open source Latest News
| about open source operating system that's a competitor to Windows.
| Specifically, Microsoft will support Linux running on Microsoft
| Virtual Server.
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| Microsoft also created a Web site, Port 25, to facilitate communication
| with Microsoft customers using Linux and other open source software.
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| [...]
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| It feels threatened by open source software, such as Linux. Linux and
| programs that run under it are also typically much less expensive
| than Windows and Windows programs.
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| Despite opening up to it, Microsoft doesn't like Linux. With its Get
| the Facts campaign, it disseminates information trying to dissuade
| people from using Linux.
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