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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 ===
=== Targeting GNU/Linux ===
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* [[http://www.linux.com/feature/8374 | Linux is un-American]] -- Jim Allchin, Windows chief officer (2001)
* [[http://www.linux.com/feature/8374 | Linux is un-American]] -- Jim Allchin, Windows chief officer (2001)
- * Microsoft
behind SCO's "smoking gun" claim
s against Linus Torvalds
+ * Microsoft
suspected behind SCO's "smoking gun" attack
s 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
* 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)
* 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
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Red Hat and Canonical]] (2007)
=== Targeting hardware vendors ===
=== Targeting hardware vendors ===