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You can't compete with free.
Speaking as one of the Linux geeks in question, I can be quite smug in knowing that one day it will come true.

A recent Harvard study has shown using mathemetical economic and business models that Microsoft will never stop Linux and Open Source Software ever.

Given certain conditions, which are currently the status quo I might add, Microsoft will sink and Linux and Open Source will gain market share.

This means Microsoft will have to change the business model to remain in the market.

I might add that this means that eventually Microsoft will run out of business models to change to, at which point FLOSS will rule and Microsoft will be just a historic lesson taught is schools on how not to do business.
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