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META Predicts Linux Software From Microsoft in 2004

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-did-nostradomus dept.

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.)

6 of 527 comments (clear)

  1. LinSolitaire? by morbuz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will we finally see MS solitaire for linux?

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  2. It only makes sense by oren · · Score: 4, Funny

    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?

  3. Re:ActiveLinux? by medscaper · · Score: 5, Funny
    Insecure(tm) Linux?

    Un-Free Linux?

    Blue Screen of Linux?

    Maybe All-Your-Torvalds-Are-Belong-to-Microsoft?

    In Soviet Russia, Linu(*BANG!!!!*)

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  4. Re:ActiveLinux? by 1gor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Naaay, X-Windows.

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  5. Another approach by leehwtsohg · · Score: 4, Funny

    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!

  6. I didn't know Bill was sick by wowbagger · · Score: 5, Funny


    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.
    </humor>

    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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