Microsoft Corp.'s position as the world's biggest software maker led governments in Europe, Asia and Latin America to encourage their various agencies to use alternatives to its products, the New York Times said, citing industry experts. The governments are promoting switching to ``open source'' software like Linux, which is distributed free by programmers, the paper said. International Business Machines Corp., the world's biggest computer maker, is working on Linux-based projects with many governments, the paper said.
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