Microsoft starts group to counter Linux

[Troy Johnson <john1536@tc.umn.edu>]

Perhaps we should start a group who's focus will be getting inside of
_their_ heads (and then maybe messing thing around a bit ;-)...

http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,84-36894,00.html?tt.yfin..txt.ni

Report: Microsoft starts group to counter Linux 
     By Bloomberg News
     Special to CNET News.com
     May 21, 1999, 7:40 a.m. PT 

     Microsoft has started a group of about ten employees to counter the
fast- growing, free
     operating system called Linux, according to reports.

     The strategy of forming a group of engineers and marketers is
similar to Microsoft's efforts in
                           battling other competitive threats like Sun
Microsystems' Java
                           programming language, and the Linux group is
trying to convince
                           other companies not to use Linux.

                           "Getting inside the head of our competitors
is one of our best
                           practices," said Linux-group head Jim Ewel,
who is also a marketing
                           director at Microsoft, the Wall Street
Journal reported.

                           Dell Computer said last month that it would
install Red Hat
                           Software's version of the Linux operating
system on some of its
                           computers and take a minority stake in the
closely held company, a
                           show of support for the alternative to
Microsoft's Windows.