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“Open source is an intellectual-property destroyer, I can't imagine something that could be worse than this for the software business and the intellectual-property business.”

Quote by Jim Allchin

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Jim Allchin, born in 1951, is a prominent figure in the computer software industry. He held significant leadership roles at Microsoft, contributing significantly to the development of the Windows operating system. more

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