IBM Pushing Microsoft-Free Desktops

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday August 5, 2008 @11:50AM from the straight-for-the-jugular dept.

walterbyrd and other readers are sending along the news that IBM is partnering worldwide with Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell, and Red Hat to offer Windows-free desktop PCs pre-loaded with Lotus software and ready for customizing by local ISVs for particular markets. The head of IBM's Lotus division is quoted: "The slow adoption of Vista among businesses and budget-conscious CIOs, coupled with the proven success of a new type of Microsoft-free PC in every region, provides an extraordinary window of opportunity for Linux." One example of the cooperation: "Canonical, which sells subscription support for Ubuntu, a Linux operating system that scores high marks on usability and 'the cool factor,' will re-distribute Lotus Symphony via their repositories. Symphony 1.1 will be available through the Ubuntu repositories by the end of August."

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Re:Print Link (and commentary) by registrar · 2008-08-05 13:11 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I'm sorry, but he doesn't deserve those Insightful mods. Ironic that he predicted Flamebait mods, but as of right now no one's tagged him as such.
One straightforward way of getting moderated highly is to insult the moderators' intelligence. Usually "I know I'll get modded down but..." or "slashdot fanbois of course will mod me down but..."
I wish posts were moderated on their substance, not the comments to the moderators.