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| Publication: | Reuters | Date: | Mar 03 2004 |
The global spread of free software such as Linux could erode software companies' profit margins and give computer hardware producers an edge, a top Sun Microsystems executive says.
Greg Papadopoulos, executive vice-president and chief technology officer of the company whose computers run networks and help power the Web, predicted that so-called "open-source" software development was here to stay, but he also said it was being distorted by attempts to commercialise it.
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