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IBM Pushing Microsoft-Free Desktops

Posted by kdawson on 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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  1. Print Link (and commentary) by iamhigh · · Score: 0, Troll

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    That link actually works.

    Now that I got a few informative's, lets get a few flaimbait's...

    I went to Canonical and "bought" (put in cart) a year of Ubuntu Desktop Support... $293!!!! #)%}&"#^*! That's about as bad as Vista Ultimate!

    Server Support was $881!! THAT IS MORE THAN W2K3!

    So why would I, a self admitted Windows Admin, ever want to switch? Surely I am going to want more than "community support" if I ever dare put a production ERP system on Linux. But if that costs more than the Windows Server I know and have used daily for 10 years (as have the other IT staff), from a business standpoint, why bother?

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    No comprende? Let me type that a little slower for you...
  2. Commodore 64 by stevedmc · · Score: 0, Troll

    IBM should get together with the people who created Commodore 64 and see about modifying it for a networked business environment. We already know the C64 is suitable for networked environments because people have already abandoned Vista to have lan parties on their Commodore 64s.

  3. Don't forget... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...to pay your $699 licesning fee you cock smoking teabaggers!