Ballmer still tilting at Linux
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The Microsoft CEO also described as "hogwash" the theory that the world is moving to services and that commercial software will disappear.
"Will the software business be bigger five years from now than it is today? Or will the work of people for free be as good as the innovation and value that the commercial companies create?" Ballmer asked. He responded by saying that he's "enthusiastic" about innovation, particularly with regard to Microsoft's integrated product set and "next-generation" collaboration system, and that he expects Microsoft to be able "to charge positive prices for software five years from now."