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Monday September 28 10:45 AM EDT
Microsoft Says Linux Making Gains On Windows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT - news) said in a filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission it expects its Windows operating
system to have more competition from rival operating systems such as Linux.
``Over the past year the Linux operating system has gained increasing
acceptance, and leading software developers such as Oracle and Corel have
announced that they will develop applications that run on Linux,'' Microsoft
said in its annual filing with the SEC.
Linux is the free version of the UNIX operating system that runs on
Intel-based PCs and Internet servers. It was developed by volunteers around
the world who coordinated their efforts using the Internet. It is the most
well-known of the so-called ''open-source'' software which proponents hope
will help bring down prices for commercial software.
Microsoft faces a trial Oct. 15 on a federal complaint that it has abused
monopoly power over operating sy stem software for personal computers, using
that monopoly to compete unfairly. Microsoft denies that it holds a
monopoly.
In a news release earlier in the day, the ``Project to Promote Competition &
Innovation,'' a strong critic o f Microsoft, said that about 90 percent of
personal computers run on Windows and ``97 percent of PCs are shippe d with
the Windows operating system on board.'' Jim Cullinan, a spokesman for
Microsoft, replied: ``Our produ cts are very popular and many companies see
the benefits of Windows. We don't comment on specific market share .'' The
critics said ``a visit to any computer store'' will dispel the assertion
that Microsoft does not hold a monopoly.
``The sales personnel will show you many brands of personal computers, but
unless they brand is Apple they will all run on Windows,'' the Project to
Promote competition said in a statement.
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Mark Brown TradeLab for the Serious Trader http://www.sciapp.com
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work wonders! Charles Kaucher to John Sweeney circa 1997 - 199?
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