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Microsoft Names Linux its Number Two Risk

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the not-quite-as-bad-as-recession dept.

Jorkapp writes "Microsoft has officially moved Linux up to the Number 2 Risk to the company (With Economic Environment at No. 1). Bill Gates has taken the threat very seriously, and has identified Linux and non-commercial software as 'out there and very pervasive.' In response, Microsoft has dropped the price of Windows CE and opened the embedded OS to developers. This will not only allow developers to view and modify CE, but also distribute software incorporated to the modified code."

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  1. Number... by Pinguu · · Score: 0, Redundant

    one of course being unix :P

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  2. CE by martingunnarsson · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hm, if my memory serves me right CE wouldn't be that open. I don't remember any details, but it was not anything like open source. The whole thing was featured on slashdot some time back. On the other hand, nobody expected Microsoft to open any source at all, and it's a good thing that they did it.

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