[Am-info] Microsoft forces Linux off laptops

[Joe Barr]

http://www.msnbc.com/news/725725.asp

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As evidence that Microsoft is continuing to strong-arm the computer
market, Steven Kuney, another lawyer for the states, entered into
evidence an internal Microsoft e-mail from CEO Steve Ballmer, Chairman
Bill Gates and other top executives that outlined a campaign in mid-2000
to drive Dell Computing away from offering Linux on its laptop
computers.

 In preparation for Ballmer meeting with a Dell executive to talk about
the computer maker?s support of Linux, a confidential Microsoft briefing
e-mail notes as a talking point that ?it?s untenable for a ?premier
partner? of Windows 2000 to be doing aggressive marketing development
for another operating system.?

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