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Microsoft's Gates Visits Asia to Promote Windows, Combat Linux

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Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, seeking to stem the spread of Linux software, will meet with prime ministers in Australia and Malaysia and officials in China to promote its Windows operating system in Asia, the world's fastest-growing personal-computer market.

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peragrin ·
You know that since MS started acknowledging Linux as a serious competitor that Linux has started growing faster. The more MS opens their mouths the more people realize that their is life outside of the Windows(tm). One of these days MS will realize that they opened mouth and inserted linux for everybody.

Linux's two biggest enemies have done more to promote Linux than any Linux vendor had before. Thanks Microsoft, Thanks SCO.

MESMERIC ·
Any Publicity is good Publicity.

That is why Bill Gates is downplaying the role of Linux - saying that "Pirates are the real enemies not Open Source"

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