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IBM Wants Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-to-read dept.

jsse writes "In a news conference IBM's senior vice president Steve Mills said 'the company will gladly drop its version of Unix from servers and replace it with Linux if the software matures so that it can handle the most demanding tasks.' Now the Giant, along with many other companies, jump to Linux bandwagon. The question is wether this bandwagon is capable of carrying a Giant that huge. Or the question is: can Linux beats AIX?"

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  1. Literacy by G-funk · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now the Giant, along with many other companies, jump to Linux bandwagon. The question is wether this bandwagon is capable of carrying a Giant that huge. Or the question is: can Linux beats AIX?"

    Um... All your base?

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  2. Re:and the answer is? by Aapje · · Score: 3, Funny

    They tried to write the paper, but...Word crashed.

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  3. Re:But they'd probably want more control by Sloppy · · Score: 5, Funny

    No company with smart leadership will drop support for a product that they have complete power over, in favor of an OS where they have little-to-no control over the direction that it takes.

    Which is why IBM's PCs all still come preloaded with OS/2 instead of Wi-- oh, wait.

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