Ko da yake Torvalds ya ce Microsoft ta ji barazana da Linux a baya ya na da wani sakamako a gare shi, da Microsoft da Linux sansanonin da dama antagonistic interactions tsakanin 1997 da 2001. Wannan ya zama quite bayyana a karon farko a 1998, a lokacin da na farko Halloween daftarin aiki da aka kawo haske ta Eric S. Raymond. Wannan shi ne wani ɗan gajeren labari da wani Microsoft developer cewa nemi ya kafa fitar da barazana ga Microsoft da free software da kuma gano dabarun da za su counter wadannan zaton barazanar. gasar shiga wani sabon lokaci a farkon 2004, a lokacin da Microsoft wallafa sakamakon daga abokin ciniki yanayin karatu kimantawa da yin amfani da Windows vs. Linux a karkashin sunan <unk>Get da Facts<unk> a kan kansa shafin yanar gizo. Bisa ga inquiries, bincike, da kuma wasu Microsoft gudanar da bincike, da yanayin binciken da ya yi iƙirarin da'awar cewa total amfani da sha'anin a kan sabobin unfavorably sakewa da amfani da tsaro na Windows sansanonin da aka buga a tsakanin 1997 da 2001. Wannan ya zama quite a fili a karo na farko a 1998, a lokacin da farko Halloween daftarin daftarin da aka kawo a fili
Shekara ta 1998