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Abstract
When open source software was gaining momentum during the early 1990s, little did the industry giants realise the menace posed by the plethora of software communities that collaborated to produce ''free'' software. The emergence of the Internet further strengthened the movement, which ultimately yielded a finished product in the form of Linux. When giants like IBM and Dell started using Linux for their servers, they seemed to have an answer to Microsoft''s dominance in the operating systems market. This case study offers scope for discussion on whether Microsoft will eventually have to ''open'' its code to retain its dominance in the market. Particularly, Microsoft''s own acknowledgement of Linux as the ''the No 1 competitor'', and its ''shared source'' initiative came at a time when the company was losing its share.
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1984-2004
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Abstract
When open source software was gaining momentum during the early 1990s, little did the industry giants realise the menace posed by the plethora of software communities that collaborated to produce ''free'' software. The emergence of the Internet further strengthened the movement, which ultimately yielded a finished product in the form of Linux. When giants like IBM and Dell started using Linux for their servers, they seemed to have an answer to Microsoft''s dominance in the operating systems market. This case study offers scope for discussion on whether Microsoft will eventually have to ''open'' its code to retain its dominance in the market. Particularly, Microsoft''s own acknowledgement of Linux as the ''the No 1 competitor'', and its ''shared source'' initiative came at a time when the company was losing its share.
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Other setting(s):
1984-2004