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Is it true! Can it really be? Well according to Paul Thurrott of WinInfo it is. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Decide for your self, it will still probably be a long time till we see anything on the shelves. Read the story here.

The rumors pop up occasionally, but this time it turns out they're true: Microsoft is working closely with a company called Mainsoft to port its Windows applications to open source operating system Linux and, possibly, other versions of UNIX.

07/14/2000 09:42 AM: Microsoft releases Whistler preview! by nitro_fish
Heck ole Bill shafted me I did'nt get on the Beta testers list again :-( Well for those lucky few it looks like "Whistler" will grace their computers. Paul Thurrott's WinInfo posted the s...

06/07/2000 11:34 PM: Microsoft split in two! by J0rdan
Yup, the mystery is over. Zdnet is reporting that six months after declaring Microsoft an abusive monopolist, Judge Jackson signed off on a proposal to split the company into two parts. One is going t...

05/24/2000 07:41 PM: Microsoft \ 3? by J0rdan
Zdnet is reporting that Judge Jackson is praising a proposal to split Microsoft three ways. This contrary to what we've been hearing about a 2 way split. "The effect of a bisection will in effect...

05/23/2000 02:14 AM: Microsoft Releases DoS Patch by J0rdan
Just noticed this over at News.com. Microsoft released a security patch today that hopefully will solve some Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack problems on all Windows platforms. You got it, ...

04/03/2000 09:51 PM: Microsoft broke the law by J0rdan
Well, The ruling came as no surprise to anyone really. Judge Jackson ruled that Microsoft did violate antitrust laws by using anti-competitive methods to maintain its monopoly AND monopolizing the Web...

04/02/2000 07:27 PM: Mediation fails... What's next for Microsoft? by J0rdan
The judge gave them extra time in hopes of a settlement, but talks between Microsoft and the Justice Department have been called off. The spotlight now shifts to the courtroom of Judge Thomas Penfield...

02/11/2000 09:05 PM: Microsoft Mandates Office 2000 Registration by Wes
Ripped from PCWorld - "In what Microsoft calls a volley against "illegal installations," you must register your copy of its upcoming Office 2000 Service Release using a new Registration...

02/07/2000 10:22 PM: Can Linux kill off Microsoft? by dadmin
I came across this article on Linux.com from the The Sunday Times . I for one would like to see more aggresive competion in the OS market. Anyway, here's a clip to get the fire started.One serious ...

01/28/2000 02:56 AM: LinuxWorld, Caldera, Microsoft, and the DOJ by Micah
The fellas over at LinuxWorld must have been feeling left out of the whole Microsoft DOJ thing, so they jumped in today with their two cents. It's an interesting (Linux user's) view on the trial and ...

01/26/2000 03:32 AM: Microsoft fudges Win2K speed trials by dadmin
According to The Register, Microsoft hasn't been totally honest about their new OS (when are they ever?) Full story here. Microsoft has fudged the results of Windows 2000 Professional speed tests in...

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#5021 Posted on: 02/17/2005 10:31 PM Mozilla's Firefox has reached the 25 Million download plateau! A website by the name of spreadfirefox.com has the story. With a minimal set of tools

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