The e-tailer goes with the lower-cost operating system and cuts $17 million in tech expenses. This could be bad news for Microsoft's Windows if companies take this tack to cut costs. Stephen Shankland ...

Amazon's vice president of infrastructure describes in detail how the online retailer is using the open-source operating system in nearly every corner of its business. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

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