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META Predicts Linux Software From Microsoft in 2004
trandles writes "According to this story at NYTimes (FRYYY), META Group is reporting that Microsoft will begin selling Linux software in 2004. It also goes on to report that a META Group study comes to the same conclusion as the earlier (MS-funded) IDC study that Linux has a higher TCO than MS solutions for some applications." Remember, this is speculation on the part of META, and has to do with back-end software, not Office. (But if Microsoft wanted to, they could become the world's biggest producer of Linux software.)
Will we finally see MS solitaire for linux?
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Or Linux Professional.
How about .Linux?
Visual Linux.
MSL?
Linux#?
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I always wanted a blue screen kernel module.
Now that it is proved that Linux TCO is higher than Windows, why settle for a second best? Obviously they'd move to the platform more expensive to the customer. After all, they have to make a living, right?
What a brilliant idea: destroy Linux's security and stability by loading it up with MS Crap. Heh there goes the free software menace.
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They could also write a faster, more secure OS, that does not crash. Then sell it for production cost+1$/copy, and release
the source code. That would ruin linux!
My condolences to the Gates family - what does Bill have? Cancer? Alzheimers? AIDS? ALS? CJD?
Whatever he has, my condolences. I know what it is like to hear your loved one only has about a year left. The next few months will be hard, but know that you will get through it, and while it never gets better, it gets easier.
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Because the only way Microsoft will start selling software for Linux is over Bill Gates' cold, dead body. So the only way you can say that MS will be selling Linux software in 2004 is to say that Bill is not long for this world.
And somehow I doubt Bill is even sick.
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But Microsoft already has it's own linux distribution ready slated for release in november 2003. Knowing MS and it's slipping OS release dates this will probably end up being released in 2004.
Wenn ist das Nunstueck git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput.
Do you really know of no companies that sell GPL software? Can you see me from the moon? :-)
Try NetBSD... safe,straightforward,useful.
This was taken from an article on linuxworld 2000. So the point is already know for a longer time
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You're saying that MS are like the Borg ROFL!
I think there is a screensaver under Linux showing different error/panic screens on different OSes. It does include the BSOD.
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wrong!
Go take another look at your terrot cards or crystal ball!
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Hey, Microsoft was the only one who got it right for once. They put a carriage return and a line feed at the end of every line. This of course, makes sense when you consider the days of typewriters or outputting directly to a dot matrix printer. The unix world is the one that screwed this one up.
Anthropic principle: We see the universe the way it is because if it were different we would not be here to see it.
They will call it Windex(TM).
Actually, I'm waiting with baited breath for Microsoft Emacs. I'm hoping it will sport the following features...
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Cut that out, or I will ship you to Norilsk in a box.
I can't wait to see IIS running on LINUX:
NEWSFLASH: Microsoft extends Windows vulnerability to Linux!
Redm0nd, WA
Micro$oft executives today announced that they, too, would be jumping onto the Linux bandwagon by producing server-side software such as IIS and SQL Server for Linux.
They added that all vulnerabilities that are inherent in Windows architecture will be available to crackers in the Linux environment.
"We wouldn't want our Asian and Russian 'Security Engineers' to become bored." said an anonymous Microsoft Executive.
Upon hearing that microsoft tools would be ported to Linux, the open source community (who all still use Microsoft tools of one form or another) had mixed feelings.
Juan, an MCSE-turned-Linux-Guru, felt initial joy at being able to use IIS, then experienced the 'OH SHIT' effect of realizing the whole vulnerability factor. On the subject, Juan said, "crap".