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+This is a collection of a variety of strategies attempted by Microsoft
+against an extremely resilient competitor that couldn't just be brought
+or driven to bankruptcy as usual.
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 === Targeting GNU/Linux ===
 
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  * [[http://www.linux.com/feature/8374 | Linux is un-American]] -- Jim Allchin, Windows chief officer (2001) 
 
- * Microsoft behind SCO's "smoking gun" claims against Linus Torvalds
+ * Microsoft suspected behind SCO's "smoking gun" attacks against Linus Torvalds
 
- * Trying to bribe Tanembaum against Linus Torvalds
+ * Microsoft paying a "think tank" to bribe Tanembaum to accuse Linus Torvalds of stealing Minix's code
 
  * Software patent lobby at the EU parliament
 
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  * Attempting to [[http://olpcnews.com/sales_talk/microsoft/how_microsoft_got_xp_on_the_xo.html | take over OLPC]] (2005)
 
- * Attempted patent deal with [[http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/19/1720201 Red Hat and Canonical]] (2007)
+ * Attempted patent deal with [[http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/19/1720201 | Red Hat and Canonical]] (2007)
 
 
 === Targeting hardware vendors ===