I don't try to be a threat to MicroSoft, mainly because I don't really…

Linus Torvalds
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I don't try to be a threat to MicroSoft, mainly because I don't really see MS as competition. Especially not Windows-the goals of Linux and Windows are simply so different. ✨ The Pragmatist of Free Software: Linus Torvalds Interview. Interview with Hiroo Yamagata, www.tlug.jp. September 30, 1997.
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