Open source Microsoft's nemesis
If Microsoft Corp. investors are concerned about the company's lacklustre shares, they must be downright terrified by the legions of computer programmers who want to drive the technology behemoth into the ground.
Open-source software -- which involves, in some cases, thousands of highly motivated programmers teaming up to develop and modify free versions of commercially available software -- are invading Microsoft's home turf with increasing ferocity.
Linux is the best example. The free alternative to the pricey Windows operating system has already proved popular with computer enthusiasts and now has more casual computer users warming up to it as well. Even Linux's logo, a reclining penguin, was donated to the cause.
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