Dell joins Microsoft, Novell in Linux pact
Submitted by libervisco on Mon, 2007-05-07 13:27.
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"Microsoft said on Monday Dell had joined a business collaboration it had with Novell to allow open-source Linux software to work with Windows.
The move makes Dell the first major systems provider to join the Microsoft-Novell collaboration, which consists of a broad set of business and technological agreements to make their products work together better to serve corporate customers using both Linux and Windows computer servers." -- Read more
All around this isn't too surprising. Microsoft's windows ship is sinking and they want their fingers on the next big thing: GNU/Linux. At the same time they have some "interoperability" leverage with EU and some patent FUD reserves. In any case, meddling with the GNU/Linux affairs is quite lucrative for MS right now.
How much should this change our attitude towards Dell and their Ubuntu desktops and laptops?
Note that the source of the
Submitted by tbuitenh on Mon, 2007-05-07 15:08.
Note that the source of the information is microsoft. They might be pretending a different kind of deal is the same as was made with Novell, to disencourage GNU/Linux users from buying Dells with Ubuntu preinstalled. Let's see what the details of the deal are before making any judgements.
Agreed. We should wait and
Submitted by libervisco on Mon, 2007-05-07 19:25.
Agreed. We should wait and see while being sufficiently cautious, as always.
We'll see.
We'll have to see if this actually changes what they do with their computers.