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Sony, Matsushita Back Linux For Consumer Goods
malx writes "Says the Financial Times: 'Matsushita and Sony have agreed to jointly develop the Linux operating system for digital consumer electronic products, in a highly unusual and cooperative deal between two of the fiercest rivals in the industry.' Interesting because Sony and Matsushita are bitter foes: this shows they're even more scared of Microsoft." update Sorry, it's a dupe.
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Timothy, Michael.
Michael, Timothy.
I just thought that you gentlemen might want to be introduced to one another, since you seem to share tastes in reading material.
I mean, for pity's sake, as of my writing this, it's still on the front page.
In a world without walls, there is no need for Windows.
To jumpstart their highly cooperative effort, and in an attempt to appease to many geeks, both Sony and Matsushita submitted news stories to Slashdot.org, a geek terrorist hangout.
After both stories made the front page of the outlaw website, Sony and Matsushita expressed doubts about the level of cooperation.
"If we can't get this right, how are we going to resolve more complex issues?" said Matsushita representative.
Sony representative made a similar point, adding that the two companies will go back to being fierce rivals again.
Exactly how much did VA Linux pay for you guys ?