Unilever Ditches Global IT Linux Migration

GP writes "One to stir the open source debate. The CIO of global consumer goods giant Unilever says in this interview with silicon.com that the company has ditched plans to migrate its enterprise IT platform to Linux running on Itanium. He reckons hidden support costs and security issues have emerged over the past two years with open source and that proprietary vendors have also raised their game in response to the 'threat'."

Comments

Re:I wonder.

[Anonymous Coward]

Because you have all these Open Source zealots, claiming that everyone and their brother is going to LInux, that Microsfot is dying, etc. Here is something that rains on their imaginary parade, and frankly it delights me to see it.

Linux will never be anything more than a playtoy for anti-establishment, angst-filled loser geeks who have nothing better to do than sit around re-compiling kernels all day in their parents' basement.

Microsoft will never be defeated.

Re:The FUD Train Rolls On...

[timmarhy]

hopfully then your big enough to know mysql is crap, and so is php. http://sql-info.de/mysql/gotchas.html oh yes i c lets insert a NULL when anything goes wrong. GREAT THINKING 99!!!

Re:I wonder.

[Javaman59]

think there are a lot of Windows zealots at slashdot too.

There's no such thing as a Windows zealot, but there are a few bitter former Linux zealots. :)

What, you worship Microsofts's ball and chain EULA or something?

No, I don't worship it. Your sarcasm is immature. You want to give away your software? Great - but until it's as good as Microsoft's, I'll keep paying MS's prices, and agreeing to their EULA's. Doesn't bother me. It's like buying a book, or electricty, or a car.