Readers Respond: Microsoft Sets Sights on Search | eWeek

Readers Respond: Microsoft Sets Sights on Search

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Aug 1, 2005
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When Ballmer says that Linux has not “gained at our expense,” you have to wonder if hes talking about the Xbox (“Microsoft Sets Sights on Search,” July 25).

While Linux has not cut into Microsofts desktop business, every Linux server installation is a place Microsoft wanted to be.

Jeff Costa
Atlanta

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