“Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) tryst with Linux is now an open secret.
Indeed, the company’s love affair with the open source operating
system is thriving—to such an extent that it’s created a
separate Linux Business Unit. With plans to unveil strong benchmark
results for its Linux-based carrier servers, HP is hoping to score
in terms of open source adoption and professing a stream that will
eat into both the Windows and Unix markets. HP has also decided to
promote Linux to resellers who serve large carriers and Internet
Service Providers.“It is often alleged that HP lacks mindshare in the Linux sector
when compared to IBM and Dell. HP denies this, with claims that it
supported Linux on its servers long before IBM did. However, IBM’s
marketing strategists have created an aura around the fact that the
company was the first to ‘discover’ Linux. To compound matters
further, Dell has become yet another fast-growing provider of Linux
servers. Where does that leave HP?
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