Why IBM's Software Position Makes Sense
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| I have opined here more than once that Microsoft is facing a
| major business-model decision between being either an information
| technology [IT] supplier or an IT services provider.
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| Can it give the commodity away and make money on backup business
| and technical acumen services (open source software--OSS)? Can it
| do all of the above? Very few companies, maybe not even IBM, can do
| it all in my opinion.
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Also today:
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| 12:02PM Red Hat and IBM announce new development innovations in linux
| kernel 22.55 -0.15 : The co and IBM (IBM) announced developers
| at the companies' world renowned Linux labs have collaborated to
| integrate new technologies in the Linux kernel that will help
| customers improve efficiency and gain a competitive edge in
| their industries.
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