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"It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than
when there's not."
--Bill Gates
Taking A Slingshot To Microsoft
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| The owner of a small computer repair shop in Torrington has been going
| toe-to-toe with Microsoft after the software giant accused Johnson last year
| of selling pirated software and infringing on the companyâs copyrights and
| trademarks.
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| [...]
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| According to court filings, he sold the software to Patricia Ubran, a
| Microsoft investigator who specifically asked him to buy a copy of Office
| 2003 from e-Bay and install it on two computers for her because Office 2007
| was too expensive.
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http://www.ctlawtribune.com/getarticle.aspx?ID=34540
Recent:
Microsoft admits the obvious but not the truth
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| By contrast Linux is modular. A Linux client, whether a netbook or an Android
| phone, needs to run only those modules necessary to the function it is
| performing at that moment. Over time open source is just cheaper to support.
| And by linking clients to the cloud you centralize that support load, even
| monetize it.
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| So you have competitors who can live on less food than you need, hardware
| evolving toward forms that must find a lower-cost form of support, and a
| possible breakthrough in business models that you canât seem to touch.
|
| The truth is that Microsoft Windows, and Microsoft itself, have become
| dinosaurs in a mammalian world. To compete Microsoft must evolve.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4604
Microsoft Admits That Linux Desktop Elephant Exists
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| It's no secret that Linux has had a major impact on Microsoft's server
| business, but Microsoft hasn't said much about the potential effects of
| desktop Linux. That changed recently when Microsoft admitted that Linux on
| desktops and notebooks poses competitive threats to its Windows client
| business.
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http://www.crn.com/software/219100164;jsessionid=HPDZGBQ0ZEVM3QE1GHRSKHWATMY32JVN
Open source alternatives invade Microsoft's competitor list
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/080509-microsoft-open-source.html
Microsoft acknowledges competition from Canonical and Red Hat
http://www.h-online.com/open/Microsoft-acknowledges-competition-from-Canonical-and-Red-Hat--/news/113935
Microsoft Hit by Open Source and Lawmakers
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| Microsoft had to report a 30% slump in sales for the last quarter. Their
| report to the U.S. SEC includes a rundown of their risk and competition
| factors. Among their concerns are Linux and open source untertakings, but
| also their own partners HP and Intel.
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http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/News/Microsoft-Hit-by-Open-Source-and-Lawmakers
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