OSS on Windows the Next Big Thing?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday July 28, 2006 @04:24AM from the don't-forget-the-tm-after-thing dept.

Lam1969 writes "Linux geeks and Microsoft have similar interests, says Computerworld: They both are interested in seeing open-source software succeed. Linux geeks admit that the open source OS isn't necessarily a better platform for important applications, and Microsoft recognizes that many of its customers are using open-source applications, and doesn't want to alienate them." From the article: "Faced with the allure of inexpensive open-source applications among its core customer base of small to midsize businesses, Microsoft has toned down its rhetoric. 'It's a myth that open-source and Windows can't work together. Customers just aren't religious about these things,' said Ryan Gavin, a director of platform strategy for Microsoft."

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Who are these non-named "linux geeks" by Whatsisname · 2006-07-28 04:30 · Score: 1, Redundant

Linux geeks admit that the open source OS isn't necessarily a better platform for important applications What? Who admits this? Not only is it a superior platform, for many applications, such as servers, it is showing to be a better platform for important applications. Free software on a closed operating system is a joke.