Note: FYI Ike Ballmer memo targets Linux David Becker , Special to ZDNet India, June 05, 2003
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer identified Linux and open-source software as key competitive challenges to the company in a memo sent to all employees Wednesday. "In this environment of lean (information technology) budgets and concerns about Microsoft's attention to customers, noncommercial software such as Linux and OpenOffice is seen as an interesting, 'good enough' or 'free' alternative," Ballmer wrote in his annual letter to employees summarizing Microsoft's market position and its goals for the coming year. "Noncommercial software products in general, and Linux in particular, present a competitive challenge for us and for our entire industry, and they require our concentrated focus and attention," Ballmer wrote. Read more at http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/international/stories/83192.html =============================================== Ashish Kotamkar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Mithi Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Pune. India. Web: http://www.mithi.com Communicate in your own language. Log onto www.mailjol.com. =============================================== _______________________________________ EDSAMAIL. Internet the way YOU WANT IT. www.edsamail.com.ph -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
