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Microsoft Goes Head-to-Head With IBM

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cue-gunfight-music dept.

conq writes "BusinessWeek has a piece on Microsoft's latest announcements that it is going after large-business computing, a realm that IBM currently has a stronghold on." From the article: "In both cases, the company has fashioned 'enterprise' versions of the products with additional security and collaboration-enabling features for sale to large businesses. Microsoft has spent $20 billion over the past three years on these upgrades, and Ballmer says it will spend $500 million over the next year marketing them to corporations. 'We're unlocking the next wave of growth for Microsoft,' Ballmer predicted during a press conference after his speech." We've previously discussed Microsoft's plans for IBM.

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  1. I can see it now by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    New headline tomorrow. "IBM now claims that the previously falsely claimed switch to linux is indeed true"

    Bets?

  2. The Microsoft PR is always from Zonk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    More FUD and Zonk

  3. This is nothing but by fatboysmith · · Score: -1, Troll

    retribution against IBM for it's walk on the Linux side. IBM was a Microsoft sucker for too long. When they rebelled MS was pissed and now Bill G wants to teach them a lesson.

  4. Re:GWB should hire Microsoft ... by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 1, Troll

    War on Terror would be victorious!

    O/T, but the entire point is that the 'War on Terra' simply can not be won or ended. Which is why they have now begun calling it 'The Long War.' It's very convenient for all those defense contractors, if you ask me.

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    This guy's the limit!
  5. Mod parent troll by gentimjs · · Score: 0, Troll

    Mod parent troll.