Saturday, September 3rd, 2005, 5:07 am
Microsoft and Linux Mind Game Continues
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Mind the game or not, it carries on
somewhat laughable request for Office on Linux has been put forward by the OSDL. Some would argue that this was part of the recent mind game, wherein Microsoft wanted to fund a joint TCO study. An impartial TCO study from IBM has already shown that Linux is 40% cheaper to set up and maintain than Windows-based equivalents. It makes Microsoft feel very threatened. Also worth a mentioning is their proprietary video format/protocol, which DVD Jon reverse-engineered for the benefit of non-Windows users. This was only reported yesterday, as a matter of fact, so hacks must be circulating around the Net already.
In other news, Microsoft ends Services for UNIX, in a move which they claim will improve inter-operability in the long-term. Whose side would you believe?
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