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May 20, 2005 A Microsoft-funded study finds that companies saved money by using Windows database servers over open-source models. TAGS: patching tool, TCO, ROI, open source, Wipro Technologies, open-source software, Novell Inc., patch management, Linux, survey, Microsoft Corp., database, Microsoft Windows, server, security

April 11, 2006 Desktop Linux has finally turned into the real deal--and that can only mean real headaches for Microsoft, says Jon Oltsik. TAGS: Linux desktop, angst, Novell Linux, Novell Inc., TCO, Linux, OpenOffice, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

September 20, 2006 Microsoft Vice President Peter Moore talks about how the company intends to bring a billion people into its gaming empire. TAGS: Microsoft Xbox, empire, Peter Moore, TCO, India, Xbox 360, console, Xbox Live, Nintendo Wii, vice president, Nintendo Co. Ltd., games, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., PC

June 15, 2005 After years of beefing up its software for corporate use, the software behemoth is threatened by a cut-rate, open-source challenger. TAGS: TechEd, TCO, Web server, Apache Web server, Apache Software Foundation, open source, BEA Systems Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft SQL Server, acquisition, Microsoft Windows Server, Linux, combination, server, database, Microsoft Corp.

February 12, 2007 Big Blue's Open Client Offering spans Windows, Mac and Linux by combining Notes, Sametime, OpenOffice and Eclipse software. TAGS: TCO, IBM Lotus SameTime, IBM Corp., Linux, OpenOffice.org, IBM Lotus Notes, software development, open source, desktop computer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PC, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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