Microsoft Enlists Startup To Help Secure Linux Desktops
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| Patent claims against Linux notwithstanding, Microsoft is working
| with a startup to ensure a key security initiative includes support
| for the open-source operating system on client computers.
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http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/05/microsoft_enlis.html
IT Confidential: What If Microsoft Went Door To Door To Enforce Its Patents?
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| How would you feel if Steve Ballmer rang your doorbell and starting
| asking about the software that you used? It's not so far away from
| what Microsoft is trying to do with its latest patent claims.
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http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199601981
Related:
http://news.com.com/5208-12-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=19322&messageID=165223&start=-1
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| Ballmer: "Linux has a superior high-performance cluster-computing
| technology [Begin FUD], but that too will change over time [End FUD]"
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| Ballmer: "We are hard at work at it. You take a look at what is going on
| in security appliances, we need better technology. So there are two or
| three areas where Linux has really developed a position".
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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/50490.html
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