Microsoft included Ubuntu in the Windows competitor list

Among the annual Form10-K documents Microsoft submits to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission each year, the most interesting thing is that Microsoft lists the part of the company's competitors in each field, although most of these results are expected by everyone, this document is of great significance. It means Microsoft believes that these companies have grown to the point where "Attention" is needed. In the 10-K file submitted last week, Microsoft added Canonical to the competitor of the customer's Department (mainly for Development and Management of Windows ).

Among the annual Form 10-K documents that Microsoft submits to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission each year, the most interesting thing is that Microsoft lists the competitors in each field, although most of these results are expected by everyone, this document is of great significance. It means Microsoft believes that these companies have grown to the point where "Attention" is needed.

In the 10-K file submitted by Microsoft last week, Canonical was added to the competitor of the customer Department (mainly for Development and Management of Windows). It is the main supporter of Ubuntu Linux, in addition, it is worth noting that the red hat is also included. Previously, the red hat is only a competitor in the Microsoft Enterprise and Server & tool departments.

Google, apple, and Opera were added to Microsoft browser competitors. Last year's files only listed Mozilla as competitors.

Microsoft wrote in the document: "The customer market is facing severe challenges. Apple, Canonical, RedHat and other competitors are constantly developing various types of commercial software products, including Unix variants ...... The Linux operating system has won a lot of recognition, especially in emerging markets. under competitive pressure, OEMs are constantly trying to reduce costs, and new low-price PCs have been promoted, partners like Hewlett-Packard are also actively working on optional Linux operating systems."

"The Windows operating system is also facing competition from multiple platforms. In addition, the endless emergence of new devices also reduces the consumption demand for traditional PCs. Software companies such as Apple, Google, Mozilla, and Opera are constantly challenging IE web browsers. Global users and usage of mobile devices have seen a strong growth in PC compared to PCs, OEMs are also making Google's mobile operating system Android better compatible with small PCs and netbooks."