Understanding Open Source technology
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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" 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
They still play whack-a-mole with Open Source, but their FUD and lobbying
capacity has been limited recently. Linux got past the tipping point last
year.
Yesterday:
20,000 Linux desktops and thousands of servers in one fell swoop.
PSA Peugeot Citroen Chooses SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop From Novell
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| Giant French Automaker to Deploy Linux Desktops, Citing Cost,
| Usability, Integration and Support
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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070130/sftu114.html?.v=76
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