OT: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption

By Jan Stafford
09 Feb 2006 | SearchOpenSource.com

Microsoft may not make flawless software, but its proprietary strategy
is hard to fault. In particular, Microsoft has mastered desktop lock-in,
undermining users' confidence in any alternatives and creating a slew of
minor difficulties that irritate those who do switch.

Full story at;
http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid39_gci1165420,00.html

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Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.

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