I just read a Bloomberg news item reporting that Microsoft's
settlement talks with Justice and states broke down, and
the Court decision is expected next week. Here is a snippet
that caught my attention:
Office for Linux
Microsoft also rejected a proposal by the states that
Microsoft develop a version of its popular Microsoft Office
software for the Linux operating system, people familiar with the
talks said.
The states argued that the development of Office for Linux
would give a boost to the upstart competing operating system and
blunt Microsoft's ability to use Office to gain control of the
market for operating systems for servers, which run networks of
computers.
Source: Bloomberg News, Apr 2, 2000
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