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[News] New Ubuntu GNU/Linux is Big Trouble for Microsoft

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Review: Ubuntu 9.04 Takes A Swipe At Microsoft

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| Linux continues to entice previous Microsoft stalwarts with its increasing 
| ease of use and the willingness of hardware vendors to produce compatible 
| drivers. Ubuntu is one of the more mainstream Linux distributions, especially 
| with the backing of commercial sponsor Canonical. With Canonical's partner 
| program, Ubuntu is poised to be a serious alternative as both a server and 
| desktop operating system to Microsoft.      
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http://www.crn.com/software/217100175;jsessionid=TFDVG3R0J1YAAQSNDLPCKHSCJUNN2JVN


Also in the news:

Microsoft revenue falls, income down 32 percent (update2)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/167203.asp?source=rss


Microsoft profits fall 30 percent

http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Microsoft_profits_fall_30_percent_43574627.html


Five unanswered questions after Microsoft's Q3 earnings call

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| 1. Are there more layoffs coming, beyond the 5,000 announced earlier this
| year? One Seattle analyst predicted that there would be. A number of
| Microsoft employees have been walking on eggshells the past week or two in
| anticipation that more cuts would be announced, possibly today.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2590
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