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| ccieToBe 2002-12-11, 11:11 am |
| I find this hard to believe until either:
1. The government forces this on Microsoft
2. Linux's market share gets to be huge
I guess either of these could happen by 2004. | |
| Mr. Linux Guy 2002-12-11, 12:21 pm |
| I find it hard to believe as well. But not either of the options that you list.  | |
| namrak 2002-12-11, 12:38 pm |
| I just don't see Microsoft making those changes, especially in late 2004 like the Meta group predicts. If they want to look into their crystal ball and try to predict what Microsoft does, fair enough. But to think that they will have a significant impact on changing Microsoft's direction is absurd. Microsoft doesn't easily bow to outside pressure even when journalism sides with open source. All you have to do is look at their legal department and the work they have done on the anti-trust settlement.
Most MS guys truly, I'm being politely here, do not like Linux because they believe in the Microsoft way. However, the Linux OS is a viable server OS and desktop environment which forces them to acknowledge and address issues dealing with open source. If the Meta group and CNN want to continue coverage on Linux, that's all fine with Microsoft I'm sure, but they are not going to change what they do to make money unless their practices have been declared illegal and criminal. | |
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| Well, being a Microsoft guy I do prefer Microsoft to Linux for lots of things, but I do see the advantages of using Linux. Microsoft wouldn't hurt themselves to at least consider the possibilities. But in the long run, predictions like these are worth almost as much as movie stars predicting environmental disasters. | |
| masamune 2002-12-13, 2:49 pm |
| Well, one of the most interesting products they could port on Linux is Active Directory...
But has anyone tried Samba 3.0???
It offers an AD like server to Linux, doesn't it?
Or am I completely wrong? | |
| ccieToBe 2002-12-13, 6:13 pm |
| Yeah, Samba offers a lot of Windows 2000 Server's features including AD and DFS. | |
| masamune 2002-12-13, 6:31 pm |
| Thanks for the confirmation, but does it also bring Group Policies support? | |
| ccieToBe 2002-12-13, 8:21 pm |
| I don't know. | |
| Webmaster 2002-12-14, 9:18 pm |
| Linux is attractive because it's free and open source. Why would I buy a Microsoft product to unstall on Linux if I have to pay Microsoft plus they will never make it an open source anyway.
There are so many good open sorce products right now and hopefully will be even more in the future that I don't see how Microsoft could even be in the picture.
Also, the people who love to use Linux would never ever put MS software on their Linux boxes.
As far as lowering prices, that's another story and long overdue. Oracle should follow - they are way too expensive for a database. | |
| mikop 2002-12-14, 11:05 pm |
| you guys do realize that if MS do makes their own linux, linux would finally be a viable desktop platform... one where every day people can use productively... one that is a viable threat to combat MS's own monopoly on the desktop market... everything linux advocates want but has not be successful...
comeon... linux/opensource is already sleeping with the enemies... (commercial entities... SUN/APPLE among others)... and being used by them to combat MS... if MS do release MS linux, it wouldn't be a stretch and it would make all their efforts null. I can just imagine the grin on BG's face when Scott Mcnealy groan in agony of yet another failed attempt to bring gates down... after all, MS can afford to get in the market vying for a no win situation... where sun/apple can not afford to lose lose just to see MS harmed... | |
| ccieToBe 2002-12-15, 12:16 am |
| I think the commercial Unix venders (esp Sun and IBM) are doing a lot of good for Linux. Why do you consider Sun to be an enemy of Linux? |
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