Microsoft's act of desperation
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| Microsoft knows that Vista is a sub-par OS. Had Vista in it's current
| form arrived in 2004 instead of 2007, it may have passed for
| acceptable... You go to Dell's website, and in the option to select
| operating systems, you see Windows and Linux. Windows costs an
| extra 400 dollars; Linux is an extra 50.
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http://fiscaltimes.com/2007/04/15/microsofts-act-of-desperation/
Related:
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| Already industrial watchers are pointing to a serious showdown,
| which in the meantime, the Chief Executive of Microsoft Corporation,
| Steve Ballmer did not rule out in a recent interview in which he
| also explained why Microsoft announced a sweeping reorganisation
| of its Windows division.
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| "We have to outrun this phenomenon [Open Source/Linux]" he was quoted as
| saying, and " ...if we let up for a minute... then that other stuff will
| gain" attraction.
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http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=01/31/2007&qrTitle=Understanding%20Open%20Source%20technology&qrColumn=ISSUES
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