Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday plunged headfirst into the controversial waters of comparing the benefits and advantages of the Windows platform with Unix and Linux in an executive e-mail he sent to customers, partners and subscribers.
Ballmer's e-mail is the latest in an ongoing series of communications from Microsoft Corp.'s top executives addressing issues important to their customers and to the technology industry.
It is also the latest salvo by the Redmond, Wash., firm to address the growing competitive threat of open-source software and the Linux operating system.
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