I like the idea of having both IBM and Sun. The more companies competing, the merrier.
Boyd >On Wed, 2002-04-10 at 15:07, John Hebert wrote: > > Great article. It's causing me to spin all kinds of > > wacky "what if" scenarios. Especially, what if IBM > > decides to use Linux on the desktop to extract revenge > > against Micro$oft for walking away from OS/2 years > > ago? > > > > Here's my wacky prediction: > > IBM buys RedHat and batches of talented UI designers, > > and _gives_ away a truly user-friendly desktop as open > > source. What would M$ do? Why shouldn't IBM do to the > > desktop what Sun is trying to do to M$ Office via Star > > Office? > >Don't forget that Sun is broadly expanding their linux support and also >that they are contributing lots of $$$ to Ximian/gnome. > >Shannon > > > > > >http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2860393,00.html > > > > John Hebert > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > ================================================ > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > your subscription information. > > ================================================ >-- >__________________________________________________________________ >Shannon Roddy California Institute of Technology >[EMAIL PROTECTED] LIGO Livingston Observatory >ph: (225)686-3106 19100 LIGO Lane >fx: (225)686-7189 Livingston, LA 70754 >================================================ >BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group >Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. >Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change >your subscription information. >================================================ _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
