Network World: Redmond vs. Red Hat: Divide and Conquer | Linux Today

Network World: Redmond vs. Red Hat: Divide and Conquer

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 16, 2006

“As we close out the year, it is instructive to ponder last
month’s pro-Linux announcement by Microsoft. It tells us a lot
about how the company’s thinking is evolving with respect to
competition. And, more importantly, what that might mean to
customers in the coming year.

“You have to give Microsoft credit. With one announcement the
company significantly undermined the enterprise Linux movement
while superficially offering it support…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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