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IBM Germany Leaving Vista for Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that-just-seems-strange dept.

UltimaGuy writes "During a presentation on IBM's involvement with Open Source, Andreas Pleschek from IBM in Stuttgart, Germany, who heads open source and Linux technical sales across North East Europe for IBM made a very interesting statement..."Andreas Pleschek also told that IBM has cancelled their contract with Microsoft as of October this year. That means that IBM will not use Windows Vista for their desktops. Beginning from July, IBM employees will begin using IBM Workplace on their new, Red Hat-based platform. Not all at once - some will keep using their present Windows versions for a while. But none will upgrade to Vista." "

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

    Pffft. Yeah, like I'm going to visit a German scheise website. Keep your perversions off Slashdot!

  2. Linux is bad news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's a FACT that Linux was used by terrorists to plan 9/11. Without Linux it wouldn't have been possible and that is a proven fact. Linux should be outlawed and it's users imprisoned and/or executed for terrorism and supporting terrorism. You linux users are murderers!!!

  3. Re:Vista? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    You could just grow up.

  4. This is America! by gumpish · · Score: -1, Troll

    I don't speak kraut.