Open Source: A 'Growing Challenge' to Microsoft

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Aug 6, 2008 9:36 AM EDT
RedmondMag; By Kurt Mackie
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Open source software topped the list of business "risk factors" outlined in Microsoft's annual 10-K report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, published last week. The emphasis seems a little surprising. For instance, global open source Linux use currently trails at 0.82 percent, while Microsoft Windows dominates the operating system market at 91 percent, according to stats from Net Applications' Market Share.

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