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People in the Chinese government fear that Microsoft technology contains equipment that could cripple their infrastructure, and they are determined to do something about it: install Linux.
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Microsoft used its annual TechFest gathering of research lab technicians in Redmond last week to launch a new prototype operating system called Singularity.
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The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, according to project founder Linus Torvalds.
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