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  • Is Microsoft driving freeloaders to Linux?

    A serious push to curb piracy could hurt Redmond, says ZDNet Australia's Iain Ferguson.

  • Viruses: Is the worst yet to come?

    Although the threat of computer viruses has been a latent concern for well over a decade, experts have warned that a massive viral outbreak has the potential to seriously compromise the very backbone of the Internet. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the viruses of 2001, and the threats for the future.

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