Taking the bull by the horns, Microsoft sent an executive to field questions from LinuxWorld Conference and Expo attendees in New York. Martin Taylor, general manager of platform strategies for Microsoft, jokingly donned a flak jacket before making the case on Thursday that people should buy Microsoft's software for its quality, security and legal protection. The move was part of the software giant's marketing campaign to debate the merits of its software based on facts rather than emotions, but some resentment and scepticism about Microsoft's practices bubbled up through the questions.
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