:AP/Seattle Times: Internal IBM Memo Seeks Firm's Switch to Linux System
AP/Seattle Times: Internal IBM Memo Seeks Firm's Switch to Linux System Jan 12, 2004, 16 :00 UTC (10 Talkback[s]) (6572 reads)
"IBM spokeswoman Trink Guarino confirmed yesterday that the memo was legitimate but said it had been taken out of context. She said IBM has 'no such plans' to shift to Linux-based PCs.
"Guarino said Greenberg sent the memo to fewer than 14 people, and was merely trying to motivate his team to get aggressive about testing Linux-based applications that could prove useful for the company and its customers.
"Greenberg's memo lumped the Linux work with an IBM-wide effort to incorporate 'on demand' computing, a project Big Blue also is pushing to customers..."
