Is that a penguin roosting in Redmond?, Mar 05, 2001

Seriously, it'd be a great move for the industry if Microsoft took Linux off Corel's hands. You Linux loyalists are probably already planning public protests, but wait--it makes sense. Linux would immediately become a viable alternative desktop OS and suddenly achieve adulthood--sort of an instant bar mitzvah for an adolescent OS. Microsoft buys Corel Linux, gives it a pat on the head, and rolls out the best business plan the industry's biggest, baddest bully can come up with.

Starting this week, a six-storey billboard in New York's Times Square will be emblazoned an image of the Linux penguin alongside peace and love symbols that give the multi-million dollar campaign a distinctly 60s feel.

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