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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Friday 05 December 2008 12:08 : \____
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> After takin' a swig o' grog, nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> <Quote>
>> IBM's new Virtual Linux Desktop software package resides on a server
>> and can be accessed by multiple computers on the same network. It
>> boasts many of the same functions as Microsoft products, and that's
>> exactly where IBM is firing its guns in terms of a sales pitch. Big
>> Blue claims businesses will see substantial per-user saving by
>> choosing VLD over Microsoft. Inertia is a powerful force, however.
>> </Quote>
>>
>> http://www.technewsworld.com/story/65382.html?wlc=1228434435
>
> With its new Linux-based virtual desktop offering, IBM and its partners
> are headed into an area of the software market where Microsoft reigns
> supreme and has done so for at least a decade.
>
> Confusing!
>
> "When it comes to desktop virtualization, many companies are looking to
> the technology to provide Windows environments to non-windows machines,
> not the other way around. I believe that enterprises have accepted the
> Microsoft cost. It's in the budget sheet, and while folks may complain,
> they are not in a position to change out these applications," she told
> LinuxInsider.
>
> Yeah :(
"Non-windows" = different masters (IBM).
Tell IBM to sell Free (libre) machines, not non-windows machines. We already
have the latter (Apple Macs).
Those Lotus machines are like Oracle servers. They just have GNU/Linux
underneath.
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