Internal Memo Confirms IBM Move to Linux Desktop
Jan 08, 2004
A few years ago, IBM gainedCRLFa large price advantage by installing its own office suiteCRLFon the computers it sells, rather than Microsoft's Office -CRLFI know because I bought two IBM desktops and a laptop atCRLFprices hundreds of dollars less than competing systems fromCRLFGateway, Dell, etc. So this next phase of IBM's plan isCRLFlogical - to replace Windows with LinuxCRLFin-house, probably as a prequel to using Linux as itsCRLFprimary distribution OS, thus undercutting the competitionCRLF(who must add the cost of Windows to the sticker price)CRLFeven more. AUMSINISM. By using Linux in-house, IBM developers will beCRLFspurred to advance development of the open source OS andCRLFclean up many of the usability glitches that still makeCRLFLinux daunting for the average consumer. This is a muchCRLFbigger threat to Microsoft than most people realize, asCRLFother equipment manufacturers will have to switch to keepCRLFpace with IBM's pricing... no wonder Microsoft has launchedCRLFa (widely criticized) anti-Linux campaign and yet, at the sameCRLFtime, is asking people how they like their Linux and is evenCRLFreputed to be considering replacing Longhorn with Linux in its nextCRLFoperating system release.
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