[TriLUG] Some interesting news about Microsoft and Linux!!

Janyne Kizer janyne_kizer at ncsu.edu
Wed Dec 11 10:33:27 EST 2002


Well, when other software companies are supporting linux, it makes it
more difficult for MS ignore it.  IBM has Websphere, DB2, Oracle has
linux versions and so on.  I'm not sure that it fits in the Microsoft's
strategy but it sure will be interesting to see how it unfolds :-)

al johson wrote:
> 
> In an article on Forbes.com, the META Group is making a bold prediction.
> They're suggesting that by late 2004, Microsoft will begin moving some of
> its current applications to the Linux platform. What would motivate
> Microsoft to take such a step? According to META:
> 
> Linux will be used on nearly half of new servers by 2007, up from its
> current share of 15 to 20 percent, making it difficult for Microsoft to
> ignore Linux as a platform for its database, Web hosting and e-mail server
> applications.
> Microsoft flatly denied the prediction, stopping just short of referring to
> suspended water blocks in Abbadon.


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Janyne Kizer
Systems Programmer Administrator
NC State University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Extension Information Technology



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