Kill Bill - Microsoft vs IBM

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I found this article really interesting. I knew IBM was a HUGE supporter of linux, but I didn't know they went this far. They're pushing linux as hard as possible to reduce Microsoft's market share for the operating systems available :). It'll be nice to see what's coming up for Linux - especially with it's continually growing popularity.

http://biz.yahoo.com/fo/040524/03b451e2e537f45cf759df0bda630abb_4.html

How is it that for eight months a team of up to a dozen IBM consultants has been toiling in the data centers and computer rooms of the Munich city government--free of charge? Having goaded Munich into embracing open-source software, IBM is helping it plan a migration of 14,000 computers off Microsoft Windows and onto the operating system known as Linux. Never mind that IBM doesn't sell Linux, which is distributed free. And never mind that Munich officials say they're not committed to buying IBM hardware or consulting services, despite all IBM's free help.

Though IBM did not invent Linux, does not distribute it and earns nary a penny on it, the computer giant (2003 sales: $89 billion) is spending billions in a crusade to make Linux the world's most popular operating system. All told, more than 12,000 IBMers today devote at least part of their time to Linux. IBM has invested millions in two leading Linux distributors, Red Hat and SuSe. It has spent millions more to cofound and fund the nonprofit organization that oversees Linux development. In developing nations IBM has opened 20 Linux training centers, where it schmoozes government ministers and explains how Linux can create jobs for the young.
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As retaliation, Microshaft is trying to bring windows into the supercomputing market....imagine that...blue screen of death on a multi-million dollar cluster/supercomputer :P
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-5219282.html
 
Thats really interesting.

I would really like to see Microsoft go down but in all honesty I doubt that it will ever happen :(

But who knows, lets hope for the best
 
I must say this is an interesting route IBM has taken, although unsurprising.

I'm a huge fan of the Linux design, considering it's open-source code, but the software support is lacking, due to Microsoft's incredible disliking of competition. I currently am in the process of building my desktop pc, and might throw Linux on it, depending on how the software will be supported. If it will come down to the minimal support, I'll probably throw Windows 2000 or XP onto it for good measure.
 
There is heaps of software available for Linux. Just because there are no Linux versions of most of the high-end multi-thousand dollar programs. :rolleyes: Go to www.sourceforge.com - a lot of that stuff is Linux compatible.

And if the worst comes to to the worst, and you just can't live without your Windows apps, there are always Windows environment emulators that will allow you to run them on Linux.
 
Yep go VMware...but honestly there is nothing I do on a daily basis that I need to go to Windows for....

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