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IBM Puts $100M Behind Linux Push

Posted by Zonk on from the big-blue-penguin dept.

IainMH writes "Over at the BBC, there is a report that despite the slow build up, IBM is spending $100m (£52m) over the next three years beefing up its commitment to Linux software. It continues: 'The cash injection will be used to help its customers use Linux on every type of device from handheld computers and phones right up to powerful servers.'" Commentary and coverage also available on TechNewsWorld and ZDNet.

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  1. Minix by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    How about putting 1/100th of that funding into reasearching even further diversity OSs such as Minix.

    1. Re:Minix by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Throwing money at Linux makes business sense for IBM, while throwing money at something like Minix makes no business sense. GET A CLUE YOU FUCKING RETARD!

  2. Why so little. by FreeLinux · · Score: 0, Troll

    For a company that made $2 billion off of Linux in the first year, it would seem that more spending would be appropriate.

    How about $250,000,000 per year?

    1. Re:Why so little. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      bitch bitch bitch.

      and if they would have gave that much you would be with your hand out asking why they didnt give more.

      they didnt have to give a dime, they already do a lot for linux, now they are doing more.

      quit being a being a greedy little bitch and say thank you every once in a while.

  3. Shouldn't we be calling it Gnu-Linux? by jonbeckett73 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why does everybody refer to the platform as "Linux", when that is only the kernel?

    --
    Jonathan Beckett http://www.pluggedout.com
  4. Putting the money to good use? by Cyhawkalewagee · · Score: 0, Troll

    Perhaps they could spend a little of that 100m to debunking insane statements from the Microsoft goon squad such as http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/0 2/15/1258244&tid=109&tid=163&tid=11&tid=218/ Martin Taylor. and the like.

  5. Cough Cough by Kn0xy · · Score: -1, Troll

    "The enterprise division is interested in promoting PowerPC, which is the hardware architecture, and Linux. Now that it doesn't have the PC division as an inhibitor, it can pursue those goals without conflict."

    *Cough Cough*Mac Mini*Cough Cough* -> Linux on the Mac Mini

  6. Bitter by jones77 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Anybody get the feeling that IBM is just that little bit bitter?