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AT&T Chooses Ubuntu Linux Instead of Microsoft Windows (betanews.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the choosing-a-partner dept.

An anonymous reader writes: one of the largest cellular providers is the venerable AT&T. While it sells many Linux-powered Android devices, it is now embracing the open source kernel in a new way. You see, the company has partnered with Canonical to utilize Ubuntu for cloud, network, and enterprise applications. That's right, AT&T did not choose Microsoft's Windows when exploring options. Canonical will provide continued engineering support too.

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  1. BIG deal for Canonical, AT&T is 20x the size o by raymorris · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A better headline might have been:
    Canonical lands huge contract with AT&T

    AT&T is a $200 billion organization, Canonical is about $10 billion. This deal might boost Canonical's revenue by 50%.

    Also, it's a major credibility boost on Canonical's corporate resume. AT&T is a major, major company full of network experts, so it's a very significant endorsement of Canonical supporting large-scale applications. Consider Canonical trying to sell a new a customer, maybe Fisher Price or Nabisco:
    Fisher Price: How do we have confidence that your team can support services at the scale Fisher Price needs?
    Canonical rep: We run AT&T's systems, at the much larger scale they require.

  2. not a real choice by jjeffries · · Score: 4, Interesting

    In telcos, Linux is the successor to Sun/Solaris. It's been happening for a while now, and it really sped up a lot when Oracle bought Sun. Windows was never a real option here.