[plug] Ballmer cites Linux, other threats

[Jacqueline McNally]

"
Advocates of freely shared software such as the OpenOffice productivity 
suite were heartened that Ballmer was at last taking their products 
seriously and mentioning them by name.

"Reaction so far has been along the lines of 'cool,' " said Louis 
Suarez-Potts in Berkeley, Calif., who manages the OpenOffice development 
community with funding from Sun Microsystems. "We are pleased that 
Microsoft recognizes us as a legitimate contender. We've been recognizing 
ourselves this way for the past two years."
"

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134908115_ballmer05.html

All the best
Jacqueline McNally
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