Microsoft feels tug of Linux

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"The growing popularity of Linux will force Microsoft to bring its software to the Unix clone starting in late 2004, a research firm predicted Monday in a study that Microsoft promptly disputed."

"By 2006 or 2007, Linux will run on 45 percent of new servers, Meta Group predicted in a study released to clients on Monday. That popularity, Meta said, will lead Microsoft to offer Linux support for its server software, including its .Net foundations for next-generation Internet services, its Exchange e-mail and calendar software, its Internet Information Server for hosting complex Web sites and its SQL server database software."

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"We see a backlash against Microsoft in some respects, which is why we see some people going to Linux," Kutnick said. "There's some from licensing, and there's a perception from some governments and countries that Microsoft is a monopoly. They want an alternative. Linux is gaining in popularity particularly in Asia, for example, where (companies) want more control of their destiny."

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Linux will run on 45 percent of new servers by 2006 or 2007?!...ouch, that's gotta stuff M$ in the pocketbook...doesn't it Mr. Gates?!

Read the full article here: http://news.com.com/2100-1001-976755...g=fd_lede1_hed

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hhhhhhhmmmmmmmm wonders if BILL thought ..... hell if i can't beat em i'll flippin join em lmao !!