Capitalism v/s Idealism—Which one will triumph?
Microsoft is revving up its marketing machine to ensure that its products are firmly entrenched in India, even as the open source movement is gaining ground and GNU/Linux is making inroads into corporate and government installations. The leaders of the opposing camps were both in India simultaneously last month—one with dollars and the other with doctrine. Dissecting the visits, FREDERICK NORONHA feels that a battle is in the offing on Indian soil, as he explores the alternative roads ahead for computing in the country

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