Is Big Blue a Desktop Linux Friend or Foe?

“‘Why Not the US?’

“Then there was news of IBM and Canonical partnering to launch
cloud- and Linux-based netbook software Manage and grow your
business with Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition in
Africa.

“Sean Michael Kerner of Internet News and Dana Blankenhorn over
at ZDNet both picked right up on that little item, as did bloggers
at Digg and elsewhere.

“Bottom line: Many are wondering why there isn’t a similar
offering for the U.S.

“’10 Important Linux Developments’

“”While I understand that Africa might be an easier entry point
for the Linux notebook, the global recession is affecting every
nation. The need for low cost, standards based solutions that IBM
and Ubuntu are proposing for Africa is needed in every corner of
the world,” Kerner wrote in his post entitled, “IBM markets Linux
to Africa. Why not the U.S?”

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