Red Hat vs Microsoft

Paul Salazar, the European marketing director at Red Hat, said his company has chosen to focus on Linux on the server rather than on the desktop, due to the fact that it cannot compete with Microsoft's research and development budget.

"We made a profit of $125 million last year and reinvested 20 percent into research. Microsoft invests $7 billion a year in research and development. We can't match that," Salazar said.