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An open and shut case.

In a speech given on May 3, 2001, at New York University, Craig Mundie, Microsoft's chief software strategist, argued that open-source software—free computer programs written online by groups of volunteers—undermines the livelihood of commercial-software developers, curtailing innovation. However,...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 359; pp. 67 - 68
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited May 12 2001
Subjects:
Mundie, Craig
Microsoft Corp.
Open source software
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