Adoption Quote by Ryan C. Gordon

I view Linux as something that's not Microsoft - a backlash against Microsoft, no more and no less.

— Ken Thompson

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…

— Linus Torvalds

Microsoft loves Linux.

— Satya Nadella

I do believe that in a race, it is naive to think Linux has a hope of making a dent against Microsoft starting from…

— Kenneth P. Thompson

Linux people do what they do because they hate Microsoft.

— Theo de Raadt

I'm interested in Linux because of the technology, and Linux wasn't started as any kind of rebellion against the 'evil Microsoft empire.'

— Linus Torvalds

If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won.

— Linus Torvalds

I think that Microsoft will increasingly feel margin pressure from Linux as well as people saying: well actually the applications that really matter to…

— Tim O'Reilly

I don't really think anything Microsoft does puts pressure on Apple.

— Tim Cook

If you invest in Microsoft or Oracle, or a number of other companies for that matter, you're fundamentally making a bet that there's going…

— Peter Thiel

Mac OS is just as vulnerable as Microsoft Windows

— Lance Ulanoff

My guess is that Apple won't just pass Microsoft in market capitalization, but will go way beyond it.

— John Sculley