Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 24th Aug 2007 13:24 UTC, submitted by irbis
Microsoft will launch several projects around Linux and other open source technologies for allowing Indian customers the option to run its products on different operating systems and technologies. The initiative, to be rolled out in around a month's time, is aimed at grabbing "more market share for the Windows platform by allowing interoperability with open source technologies such as Linux," said Radhesh Balakrishnan, director, platform strategy, Microsoft India.
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"The key thing to realize here is that Microsoft is NOT in the business of competing with linux. They've learned that a better strategy is to compete with individual vendors, like Red Hat and Novell. In this arena they can be quite price and feature competitive."
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