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Re: So what happened with IBM and their in house Linux desktop initiative?

  • Subject: Re: So what happened with IBM and their in house Linux desktop initiative?
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:32:47 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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__/ [ John Bailo ] on Sunday 30 July 2006 17:41 \__

> Marshall wrote:
>> I remember reading about this a few years ago but I don't know whatever
>> became of that drive. Their plan as I remember was to push as many of
>> their in house PC's to Linux as possible.
>> 
>> Anyone know the status of that?
> 
> I would say that the recent conversion of Lotus Notes to Linux is all
> part of that migration -- since they use it internally.

IBM, AKA Gates' worst fear, is targetted by Microsoft. Anything that makes
IBM independent from Microsoft is perceived as a blessing. By the way, IBM
have put a bounty on Microsoft Exchange server, which seems to back the
contention.

Roy

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