Linked by David Adams on Wed 6th Aug 2008 15:32 UTC
After 10 years of supporting Linux, IBM continues to challenge Microsoft on multiple fronts and aims to push Linux even further into the enterprise. While IBM has competed and partnered with Microsoft over the last two decades, the Microsoft-free PC effort is perhaps its most direct assault yet. "The idea of Microsoft-free personal computing has been in the air for a while," Inna Kuznetsova, director of Linux at IBM, told InternetNews.com. "We're just partnering with Linux distribution vendors and hardware vendors to make it happen."
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RE[7]: Perhaps in the enterprise, but...
by ichi on Wed 6th Aug 2008 23:54
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RE[8]: Perhaps in the enterprise, but...
by jbauer on Thu 7th Aug 2008 07:45
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Considering he was comparing Linux desktop with OSX and not Windows, I wouldn't diagnose him that fast.
No, he wasn't. Not only was his answer completely generic, but the question was clear:
What do you see as the main obstacles holding back the success of the Linux desktop
Besides, there are things you just don't say when you are the leader of a Linux distribution. Saying OS X is better in public is allowed. Admitting Windows is too is not. It's bad for business, and they guy knows that ;-)
Edited 2008-08-07 07:46 UTC
RE[7]: Perhaps in the enterprise, but...
by jabbotts on Thu 7th Aug 2008 16:17
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Ubuntu and it's forks are but one branch providing ease of use to new users. That is definately Connonical's marketing pitch but I've seen many users prefer PCLinuxOS or Mandriva over Ubuntu derivatives. This week, it seems to be Mandriva getting the publicity; last week was PCLinuxOS.
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Right. Mark Shuttleworth must be suffering from that too:
But if you are somebody who is not too concerned about price, who is not too concerned about freedom, I don't think we can say the Linux desktop offers the very best experience
http://derstandard.at/PDA/?id=3413801