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Former Microsoft Ceo Ballmer Does About-Face On Linux Technology


Ron Burgundy
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Los Angeles Clippers' new owner Ballmer speaks at a news conference after being introduced at a fan event at the Staples Center in Los AngelesFifteen years after calling the open-source operating system Linux a "cancer," former Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has softened his position. Speaking on Wednesday night at a dinner hosted by Fortune magazine, Ballmer said the position was right for the time, but the threat from Linux was now "in the rearview mirror." "The company made a ton of money by fighting that battle very well," he said. "It's been incredibly important to the company's revenue stream" to maintain its position with its own Windows operating system.




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