FWIW, they are following this same model with Linux support in the new release of the System Center line...
-sc -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Microsoft Buys Skype for 8.5 Billion in cash deal Just to be clear: I have no inside knowledge of anything. :-) I would expect them to continue it, as long as it's monetizable or desirable for enterprise clients - I would also expect to see them limit the specific distributions they support, just like they do with Hyper-V enlightenments - to those that have licenses/patent-sharing arrangements with them (i.e., RHEL and SUSE). Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Microsoft Buys Skype for 8.5 Billion in cash deal On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Ziots, Edward <[email protected]> wrote: > http://gigaom.com/2011/05/09/why-microsoft-is-buying-skype-for-8-billi > on/ Anyone want to start a pool on how long it is before they discontinue the Linux Skype client? -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
