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While Microsoft has cast its action as a means to assist system integrators, the announcement's timing suggests other factors may be at work.
Microsoft also faces competitive pressure from the open-source Linux operating system. Microsoft's shared-source concept permits integrators and developers to look at Windows code, but not to modify it or resell it. The open-source license covering Linux permits developers to modify the code at will, as long as the modifications are published openly.
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