Here is an interesting interview with Peter Houston, senior director of Microsoft's Windows server product management group. Houston discusses the evolving tone of Microsoft's competitive messages as Linux has become a more serious threat in the market, and also provides insight into Microsoft's interpretation of the significance of IBM's multi-billion dollar embrace of Linux. CNET editor Charles Cooper writes . . .

“Q: Why is Microsoft still struggling to come up with an answer to Linux?
A: Our thinking about how to talk to customers about Linux has clearly evolved. Two years ago, there was a lot of emotion in our discussion, and we focused on things like the GPL. We've moved it to more of a technology discussion where we want to talk about the relative merits of technology . . .”

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