http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=6858
Microsoft vs. Everyone Else
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| Several articles about Microsoft's various battles have posted inthe
| past week. Here are some of the more interesting ones: Vista: Very
| Interesting Security Times Ahead [1] about third-party security firms'
| future with Vista's "improved" security, Rotten Effort [2] details how
| license fear-mongering is being used to intimidate existing customers
| into paying more, and Open source standard and new plug-in present
| problems for Microsoft Office [3] highlights the latest OpenDocument
| developments.
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[1] http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/4252/106/
[2]
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=111186
[3]
http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1187442,00.html
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[4]
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1961078,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
Ballmer Sees Google, Open Source as Strongest Competitors
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| Alternative business models, like that of Linux and open source
| and Google's advertising model, pose the greatest competitive
| challenge to Microsoft, CEO Steve Ballmer said May 11.
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