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IBM Desktop Linux Pledge, One Year Later

Posted by timothy on from the work-in-progress dept.

Blue writes "It's been more than a year since the bold announcement from IBM that they planned on dumping Windows for Linux throughout the company. InfoWorld is reporting that not all is well with IBM's desktop Linux push. What went wrong?"

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  1. I know I know!! by rainman_bc · · Score: 3, Funny

    IBM Users have been complaining they cannot install those fabulous search toolbars they've come to enjoy on their windowz boxen!

    =D

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  2. So here's the plan... by nxtr · · Score: 2, Funny

    We make Linux look like Windows, call it, Winux... no wait, Lindows. Then we wait for the profits to roll in. I'm sure Microsoft won't mind us using a name similar to Windows.

  3. Re:Maybe 'cause they can't read Slashdot by big_groo · · Score: 2, Funny

    C'mon. Editors don't read Slashdot.

  4. Re:It just won't work. by sumdumass · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thier goal wss to have this done by 2005. I'm not sure this is a bug setback.

    IBM is a large enought company to start throwing money at the problems onc ethey get it worked out. The article did nothign to mention if there is active develpment on the aplications that only run in IE or VMware. It almost seems to be a "you cannot do it article. As the ending stated, acording to IBM, using wine it just a patch and not a solution.

    I guess in about a year we will know for sure.