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IBM Pushes the Penguin, Dedicates More Support for Linux

Posted 08/07/08 at 01:12:58 PM  by Paul Lilly

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The Linux community looks to get a big boost of support, as IBM announced at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo it San Francisco that plans to work alongside several different Linux vendors to help offer middleware through a bevy of distributors. That's bad news for Microsoft, as IBM's new initiative will potentially give previously reluctant companies the confidence to make the switch.

"Linux has always been about choice," IBM inux Director Inna Kuznetsova said during a press conference. "We're providing a well-recognized alternative for the desktop."

Far from being a new flame, IBM has supported Linux and the open source movement for over a decade, and with distros like Ubuntu and SUSE becoming more user friendly, IBM sees the timing as ripe for a major push. The company has set a goal for 2009 to ship its software bundle to select Linux partners and PC makers, though it did not announce which specific PC partners would be involved.

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TAGS: windows, microsoft, Software, linux, ibm, penguin
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avatarI didn't ...

Submitted by dwr50 on Thu, 08/07/2008 - 1:54pm

even know IBM had a software bundle. I know they had OS2 Warp and it flopped... what else do they have ??

 

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avatarI believe the main reason

Submitted by sdcat on Thu, 08/07/2008 - 11:05am

I believe the main reason to push linux was the office suite (openoffice, koffice, lotus/IBM ...etc.) to be totally compatible with Ms office. Let's not talk about games, just for working business only. We all know as mpc usual visitors and readers, when a file's facing compatibility problems it would be pain in the neck to fix it, and probably way easier to redo.

Microsoft has made MS office for mac, they sure can make one for Linux...,or could it be due to the news simlar to this and that's the reason they were having difficulties?

If MS OS and their software were having conflict of interest in the market under the same company, it would probably be wise for them to seperate those two apart.

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