HP Touts its Prowess in Linux and Open Source
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| While everyone knows that Linux is now pervasive in IT organizations,
| the slippery nature of open source software makes it difficult to
| gauge how deeply it has penetrated into the data centers of the world.
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| And it is even harder to reckon how much money those Linux
| investments represent, since in many cases the costs associated
| with Linux are soft ones--paying system administrators to patch
| machines--rather than hard ones--buying a license and support
| contract from a third-party vendor. And if Linux is hard to quantify,
| other open source software presents even more of a challenge.
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| HP had $600m in Linux-based server sales in the fourth quarter of 2006
| alone, which would suggest that, if the multiples are the same, HP's
| Linux-related business (including open source software riding on top of it
| and the services to implement it and support it) is now probably closer to
| $9bn to $10bn a year.
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http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=390C8123-AE1A-42F2-9AEF-5120949D77C6
Last week:
HP considering factory-loaded Linux desktops and notebooks
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| Management at HP has commented on the situation, saying they are
| considering offering standard systems with a preloaded distro of
| Linux, which would be an industry first for desktops and notebooks
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http://www.techspot.com/news/24571-hp-considering-factoryloaded-linux-desktops-and-notebooks.html
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