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Microsoft move triggers Linux promotion (News.com)

News.com looks at Ximian's efforts to woo customers away from the Microsoft platform. "Ximian, a small Boston company pushing use of the Linux operating system on ordinary desktop computers, is offering discounts to try to woo Microsoft customers dissatisfied with a more expensive licensing plan from the software titan. As of May, about two-thirds of Microsoft's customers haven't signed up for a program to offer a subscription-like product update service."
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