ZDNet (UK) editor Peter Judge reports on a talk by Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer in a meeting with Microsoft 'Most Valued Professionals' (MVPs) in London on Monday. Judge writes . . .

“Although Microsoft cannot compete against Linux on price, the company will use its community of professionals to outsmart the open-source movement . . .”

” 'Linux is a serious competitor,' said Ballmer. 'We have to compete with free software, on value, but in a smart way. We cannot price at zero, so we need to justify our posture and pricing. Linux isn't going to go away — our job is to provide a better product in the marketplace' . . .”

“Currently there are about 1,200 MVPs, half of whom are in the United States . . .”

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