Licensing and the Threat Of Linux

Microsoft rivals often complain that they simply cannot compete against Microsoft’s marketing machine, which not only influences perceptions, but
shapes and defines them as well. Or so that’s how it used to be. Since the advent of Linux, things have changed somewhat. Tim Huckaby, CEO at
Microsoft software partner InterKnowlogy, hopes the software giant can help allies like him set the record straight. “Fighting against misperceptions
is a very difficult thing to do,” he says.