AlwaysOn: Sony’s Idei – Part 2

Perkins: Because of Sony’s size, and number of
customers, you can obviously have a huge impact on which standards
and platforms are adopted. Linux is a new platform that is becoming
increasingly important strategically. These days, Linux has a
significant share of the server market. There is a perception that
Linux could also become an important desktop.

“Idei: But so far this does not exist. The
Linux OS has not been successful on the client yet. The power of
the Microsoft model has been that one company is constantly working
to improve it. Because Linux is based on the open source model,
every time we develop on it, we have to open it. Ultimately,
somebody needs to be responsible for the interoperability of the
OS. So who will perform the function of Microsoft in the Linux
world…?”

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