Microsoft's Next Linux Partner Is...? | Linux Today

Microsoft’s Next Linux Partner Is…?

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Jun 15, 2007

“Believe it or not, on my way to the Linux Foundation
Collaboration Summit at the Googolplex this week, I realized that I
knew at least one more Linux distributor would form a partnership
with Microsoft, and that the most likely one was Linspire. Why?

“Did you read my piece on Linux company reactions to Microsoft’s
Xandros deal?

“I started thinking about how nice Linspire CEO Kevin
Carmony was in his comments about Xandros…”

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SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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