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Linux v. Microsoft: Third World Showdown

Publication:Yahoo FinanceDate:Sep 14 2006

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On Monday, CNET had an interesting profile of South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth who, not satisfied with being the world's second space tourist and the first African in orbit, has created Ubuntu, the most user-friendly version of Linux yet available for desktop and laptop computers. Shuttleworth is using Ubuntu to take on Microsoft globally, but especially in places where low incomes make paying Microsoft's licensing fees impractical.


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