How Big Blue fell for Linux
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| When open-source developers and IBM took gambles on each other, free
| software showed it can flourish in the heartland of corporate computing.
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http://archive.salon.com/tech/fsp/2000/09/12/chapter_7_part_one/index.html
Apparently, this chapter has only been made public and free a short while
ago. Google PR suggests otherwise.
Related:
Is IBM open source's little friend?
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| ...That is because one of the big post-Linuxworld features is all about
| IBM, and how IBM is going to use open source to beat big, bad Microsoft.
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| [...]
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| The story, from Motley Fool, says IBM is going to get Linux running faster
| on its proprietary chips, go after smaller customers using the cost
| benefits of open source, and push an "open health care framework" to
| push computers into smaller medical offices.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=758
Ballmer rattles intellectual property saber at Linux
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| Besides, does Microsoft think IBM will stay on the litigation sidelines,
| if it decides to play the patent card? IBM makes a lot of its billions
| from Linux, and I can't see Big Blue paying Microsoft off to continue
| using its favorite operating system.
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http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS7228555922.html
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