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  • Microsoft admits that it feels threatened by Linux

    Microsoft admits that it feels threatened by Linux

    desktop linuxMicrosoft stated publicly in their IRS 10-K filing that they face "strong competition from well-established companies with differing approaches to the PC market." It's important to note that this is the "PC market", not the server market. Microsoft is explicitly stating that their desktop operating system is threatened by Linux. "Competing commercial software products, including variants of Unix, are supplied by competitors such as Apple, Canonical, and Red Hat." I suppose a couple years ago this announcement might have gotten me worked up a bit, but it's 2009 and I'm just like "Yeah, and you're just figuring this out?"

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